Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt Establishes His Anti-Gambling Credentials
Key Takeaways
  • During an interview on the Ralston Live TV show last week, the Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt said that he would sign a letter in support of Sheldon Adelson’s bill the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA).
  • Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval immediately distanced himself from his own Attorney General’s opinions.
  • “I am very concerned that anyone representing the state’s legal interests would speak out against current state law in our leading industry,” said Sandoval.

During an interview on the Ralston Live TV show last week, the Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt said that he would sign a letter in support of Sheldon Adelson’s bill the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA).

The letter Laxalt was referring to is that circulated by Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster and South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wilson. The deadline to sign the letter was 30 October 2015, but it remains in circulation.