When Dreamscape Companies Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer John Eder arrived at Thursday’s Nevada Gaming Commission meeting, he was relatively assured that he was going to be licensed as an officer of the company that oversees the off-Strip Rio property.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board two weeks earlier had unanimously recommended a conditioned license after a lengthy suitability hearing, meaning he would be licensed, but required to return for a regulatory review in two years if approved by the Gaming Commission.
But instead, commissioners voted 3-2 to deny a license to Eder, putting his gaming career in jeopardy.
Licensed companies are prohibited from hiring or partnering with denied applicants.
