Without any public input or discussion, Nevada lawmakers last month amended and passed legislation changing a 26-year-old law restricting the distance between casinos and schools and places of worship on behalf of a major casino company.
The amendment to SB266 — adopted on the second-to-last day of the state’s 120-day legislative session — changed a nearly three-decade-old state law to clear the way for a planned casino-resort development operated by Red Rock Resorts, according to sources familiar with the legislation who were granted anonymity to speak freely about the matter.
The gaming company wants a small portion of a nearly 125-acre site on Cactus Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard to be placed into a gaming enterprise district, which is defined in Nevada law as an area that has been approved by a county, city or town as suitable for operating an establishment that has been issued a nonrestricted gaming license.
