Nevada’s powerful gaming industry has no plans to back down from its deep-pocketed involvement in down-ballot legislative primaries, even after its $1.5 million campaign to boost four candidates saw middling results at the June ballot box.

Only one of the four candidates backed by the state’s gaming industry – typically one of the largest political contributors to state legislators – won their primary election in June. The three other losses came despite a well-funded campaign backed by the gaming industry, details of which were only revealed after the state’s July 15 campaign finance reporting deadline.

Gaming taxes account for about 17 percent of the state’s general fund revenues – second only to the sales tax.