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Global Gaming Insider interviews Greg Giordano: Standing at the Epicenter
Global Gaming Insider interviewed McDonald Carano Gaming Law Partner Greg Giordano on his 40-year history in Nevada’s gaming industry, beginning with serving as a Deputy Attorney General in the Gaming Division and then becoming Chief of a new Corporate Securities Division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Greg discusses the unique value of having both the legal experience in gaming plus the practical experience of being a regulator. He also describes the most transformational changes taking place in the gaming industry and the greatest legal and regulatory challenges facing the gaming community. The questions Greg answered are listed below. The complete interview is available here as a PDF and here for the on-line article.
Interview Q&A
- Having worked for the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission before becoming a private practice attorney, how did that experience offer an introduction to gaming?
- What first sparked your interest in gaming and eventually led to focusing your legal career around the industry?
- Does your experience with Nevada regulators help provide a balanced understanding of gaming?
- How do your day-to-day responsibilities currently involve gaming and how have you seen the industry fluctuate since you first started?
- Which obstacles to gaming legality do you believe are the most threatening right now?
- Is it then fair to assume there’s no chance your law firm would ever work with a prediction-market operator?
- Which moments in your career helped deepen your knowledge of gaming?
- Are you able to provide thoughts on the potential acquisition of Caesars by Fertitta Entertainment?
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