State of Nevada Archives: on Local Issues


Brian Sandoval: Gaming Policy Committee: modernize with Internet poker

Governor Sandoval will convene the Gaming Policy Committee to discuss issues related to technology and the modernization of the gaming industry.

We must preserve Nevada's leadership role in gaming--even in this brave new digital world, if we are entering a new era in gaming history.

Internet poker may be one of a series of modernizing events that may change the direction of gaming, with statewide implications for tax policy, workforce development, and infrastructure on the Las Vegas Strip.

Source: Nevada 2011 gubernatorial press release, #4294972752 Nov 4, 2011

Brian Sandoval: Online poker companies still viable, must keep close watch

Nevada is the regulatory standard-bearer and we must continue to guard against any semblance of wrong-doing in our most important industry. While the allegations made against three companies are of grave concern, I remain committed to the prospect of federal legislation that will provide for Internet gaming in a way that applies the same rigorous standards to online companies that we apply to traditional gaming institutions. I have asked Nevada's gaming regulators to closely monitor the federal case.
Source: Nevada 2011 gubernatorial press release, #4294971690 Apr 15, 2011

Brian Sandoval: Make Nevada "the" place for gaming innovation

Since I completed my term as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the gaming entertainment industry has expanded to new states and many new corners of the world. Competitive forces demand a new approach from our regulatory infrastructure. In an increasingly competitive and global economy, Nevada will be "the" place for gaming innovation. Nevada started this industry. We shaped its development, and we must remain the undisputed leader in the gaming economy. Twenty-first century demands mandate that we provide a flexible environment for the technological resources that are the underpinning of modern gaming devices. I have asked the leadership of our regulatory bodies to begin immediately to process statutory and regulatory changes that sensibly reflect the modernization of the industry.
Source: 2011 Nevada State of the State Address Jan 24, 2011

Kenny Guinn: No high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain

Q: Do you support the Department of Energy’s decision to store high-level nuclear waste at a site on Yucca Mountain? p>A: No.
Source: 1998 Nevada Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 1998

Kenny Guinn: No state income tax; no casino tax

Q: Do you support implementing a state income tax in Nevada?

A: No.

Q: Do you support increasing the state tax on Nevada casinos?

A: No.

Q: Do you support increasing Nevada’s tax on liquor and beer to generate revenue for drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs?

A: No.

Q: Should a sales tax be placed on items purchased by the state of Nevada that are intended to be resold to the public?

A: Yes.

Source: 1998 Nevada Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 1998

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