Q&A: Raiders President and former GCB Chair Douglass Morgan on the confluence of Las Vegas, sports, and gambling

Q&A: Raiders President and former GCB Chair Douglass Morgan on the confluence of Las Vegas, sports, and gambling

Article brief provided by The Nevada Independent
  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent
October 8, 2022 9:57 AM
  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent

Las Vegas Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan says the opportunity exists for additional professional sports franchises to call Southern Nevada home.

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Morgan, who was named the first-ever female African American president of an NFL team in July, made the remarks Saturday during a nearly hour-long conversation about the business of sports in Nevada that kicked off the policy and politics-focused IndyFest conference.

The former chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Morgan also discussed the nationwide growth of sports betting.

Here is a brief snippet of some of Morgan’s comments during the discussion at The Nevada Independent’s two-day conference.