{"id":287499,"date":"2023-08-31T00:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=287499"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:11:51","slug":"vp-kamala-harris-gushes-over-las-vegas-aces-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vp-kamala-harris-gushes-over-las-vegas-aces-at-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Kamala Harris Gushes Over Las Vegas Aces During White House Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t hold back in praising the Las Vegas Aces, the defending WNBA champions, during the team’s recent visit to the White House.<\/p>\n

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A’ja Wilson presents a Las Vegas Aces team jersey to Vice President Kamala Harris in the White House’s East Room on Aug. 25, 2023. Harris told the WNBA champions that their play has made the country proud. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Aces won the 2022 WNBA Finals<\/a> last September with a 3-1 series win over the Connecticut Sun. Both teams have strong ties to the U.S. gaming industry.<\/p>\n

The Aces were owned by MGM Resorts when the team was relocated from San Antonio to Southern Nevada in 2017. MGM sold the WNBA team to Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis<\/a> in 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Brady has since acquired a minority stake<\/a> in the Aces organization. MGM retains a 42.5% ownership position in T-Mobile Arena, which is the Aces’ home court that it shares with the NHL Vegas Golden Knights. The Connecticut Sun is owned by the Mohegan Tribe, which operates Mohegan Sun.<\/p>\n

Eleven months after the Aces claimed the team’s first WNBA title, Harris hosted the women’s hoops squad in DC during an official White House visit.<\/p>\n

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The winners!”<\/strong> Harris said as she entered the East Room greeting the Aces. “I hope you have an idea of how proud you make all of us in our country. Your work and your leadership and your excellence will impact people all over the world.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Aces<\/a> went 26-10 during the 2022 regular season, tying them for the best record with the Chicago Sky. They cruised through the playoffs with a 2-0 series win against the Phoenix Mercury and a 3-1 series win over the Seattle Storm, before topping the Sun in the Finals.<\/p>\n

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The Las Vegas Aces are women who dream with ambition. Women who lead with conviction. Trailblazers who continuously breathe new life into the idea that if you can see her, you can be her.<\/p>\n

And they are WNBA champions.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, @LVAces<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/L3eImNcfoc<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n