Two high-ranking officials at Strip resorts won key executive licenses in unanimous votes after suitability hearings by the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday.
Jonathan Halkyard, chief financial officer for MGM Resorts International, and Patrick Nichols, president and CEO of The Venetian, received support of commissioners in separate hearings.
Halkyard returned to the state after starting his gaming career in Northern Nevada.
He started in 1999 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and became chief financial officer of what became Caesars Entertainment Inc. in 2006.
After a brief stint at NV Energy, he worked for Extended Stay America in North Carolina before being recruited by MGM in 2020.
