The name change will cost more than $7 million, paid for through corporate and private donations. Boyd Gaming Executive Chairman William Boyd, former Diamond Resorts Chairman and CEO Stephen Cloobeck, and noted sports bettor and businessman Billy Walters all gave $1 million for the cause.<\/p>\n
His last post on Twitter, dated Dec. 14, was a statement expressing gratitude over the honor.<\/p>\n
The airport is a very special place to me,\u201d <\/strong>Reid said. \u201cI worked hard during my years in Congress to help build and grow the airport, and it is a source of tremendous pride to me\u2026 It is the indispensable ingredient to Las Vegas\u2019 success; it is the gateway through which millions come from every corner of the world to see our city, which is like no other place on earth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statement Tuesday shortly after the announcement of Reid\u2019s death. He noted that Reid emerged from humble beginnings to become one of Nevada\u2019s more ardent voices in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
Sisolak called Reid a trusted mentor, a father figure, and a straight shooter.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo say Harry Reid was a giant doesn\u2019t fully encapsulate all that he accomplished on behalf of the state of Nevada and for Nevada families,\u201d Sisolak said. \u201cThere will never be another leader quite like Sen. Reid.\u201d<\/p>\n
American Gaming Association President and CEO Bill Miller, a former congressional aide and a longtime lobbyist and public affairs executive, described Reid in a statement as “the ultimate gaming champion.”<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m grateful for having known the senator throughout my career in Washington, DC,” Miller said. “Without a shadow of a doubt, Sen. Reid was one of the sharpest, most effective political minds to ever enter the arena.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Harry Reid, an iconic Nevada politician who made his mark in Las Vegas and Washington, died Tuesday at the age of 82. Best known nationally as the Democratic leader in the US Senate from 2005 to 2017, including eight years as the Senate Majority Leader, the Searchlight native served his home state in some capacity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":196590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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