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Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Kirk Hendrick listens during a hearing.

Departing Gaming Control Board chairman called ‘strong leader,’ morale booster

In this week’s Indy Gaming, a quick regulatory tenure comes to a close and lawmakers increase penalties for operating illegal online casinos.

Bill to ax caps on malpractice damages pits lawyers against doctors, insurers

Health care providers, including a group called Your Nevada Doctors, have sought to preempt the proposal through an advertising campaign and website arguing that lifting the cap would drive up liability insurance costs and cause doctors to leave the state.

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PHOTOS: Gov. Joe Lombardo’s first days in office

Monday marked the beginning of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s first term as the former Clark County sheriff took the oath of office in front of friends, family and staff members in a private ceremony.

Gov. Joe Lombardo highlights “Nevada way,” calls for unity in inauguration speech

“As we reap the promise of a new day, I want you to know I’m fully committed to putting the future back to where it belongs — in the hands of the people,” Lombardo said. “That is the Nevada way.”

Commissioner's resignation gives Sisolak chance to appoint nearly all of state's gaming regulators

Nevada Gaming Commission member Deborah Fuetsch resigned Tuesday, giving Gov. Steve Sisolak the opportunity to name seven of the eight regulators who oversee the state’s largest industry during his first term.

Attorney Donald Campbell presenting to the Nevada Gaming Commission

Gaming Commission rejects Wynn's motion to dismiss; matter likely headed to court

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday denied Steve Wynn’s motion to dismiss regulators’ complaint against him, setting up a showdown that is likely headed to court.

Gaming Commission approves rules meant to bolster employee protections against harassment, discrimination

The Gaming Commission unanimously approved a regulation amendment Thursday that aims to provide industry employees with enhanced protections against workplace harassment and discrimination, finalizing a process that began earlier this year.

The top front of the Wynn Resorts building

Industry banishment that casino regulators seek to impose on Steve Wynn is rare in Nevada

The complaint filed Monday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to declare Wynn, 77, unfit to “to be associated with a gaming enterprise or the gaming industry as a whole,” could mark the final nail in his reputational coffin. Wynn was celebrated as a visionary leader who pioneered luxurious mega-resorts before media reports and subsequent investigations over the past two years concluded he made unwanted sexual advances and engaged in inappropriate relationships with subordinates.

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