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Banking and Finance Law

University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

2011

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Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas: The Nevada Gaming Regulatory Response To Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment, John J. Piro Oct 2011

Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas: The Nevada Gaming Regulatory Response To Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment, John J. Piro

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

The bulk of recent scholarly work surrounding sovereign wealth funds ("SWFs") is dedicated to assessing the federal regulatory systems’ adequacy—or likely, inadequacy—in dealing with issues unique to SWF investment. However, the federal regulatory system has not been the only regulatory body to deal with SWF investment in the United States. In 2008, one of the United Arab Emirates’ (“UAE”) SWFs, Dubai World, made a large investment into the Nevada gaming industry and was found suitable to purchase up to twenty percent of MGM Mirage’s stock. This article will address how the Nevada gaming regulatory system has found an effective way …