If the Nevada Gaming Commission approves a recommendation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board made - after a virtual meeting with Mohegan Gaming representatives on Wednesday - it will become the first tribal organization to operate a casino in Las Vegas since casinos began operating there in 1931. Nevada regulators on Wednesday gave initial approval for Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment to operate the 60,000 square-foot casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the former site of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, a few blocks from the Las Vegas Strip. There is path a clear for the Mohegan Tribe’s gaming operation to enter the largest gaming market in the United States.
