{"id":50149,"date":"2017-05-11T13:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=50149"},"modified":"2017-05-11T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T19:58:08","slug":"fbi-director-brian-sandoval-nevada-governor-reportedly-in-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fbi-director-brian-sandoval-nevada-governor-reportedly-in-running\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Brian Sandoval? Nevada Governor’s Reputation Could Make Him Viable Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) will be out of a job when his second term officially concludes in January of 2019. And while his office denies being under consideration, at least one unlikely liberal media outpost thinks the Silver State leader would be a good option for the agency’s now empty top spot.<\/p>\n

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Fresh off convincing\u00a0the Oakland Raiders to relocate to\u00a0Las Vegas, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is seen as a legitimate possibility in some camps for the next FBI director. (Image: Brett Le Blanc\/Las Vegas Review-Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sandoval has been a rumored candidate for numerous prominent positions in Washington, DC over the years, and his name is once again being thrust into the national spotlight. Following President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement that he had fired FBI Director James Comey<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, the Republican Silver State governor was almost immediately speculated\u00a0to be a possible replacement.<\/p>\n

Sandoval would be the ultimate choice for the gambling industry. With former Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) retiring from\u00a0Congress, casino companies no longer have a powerful voice “Inside the Beltway.” The governor, who previously served as a member and chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission, has done nothing but support Las Vegas since taking office in Carson City\u00a0in 2011.<\/p>\n

Of course, the FBI director isn’t a legislative authority, but a position that oversees the enforcement of federal crimes relating to\u00a0domestic intelligence and national security. Still, Sandoval’s appointment could\u00a0theoretically provide great benefits to gaming, particularly when it comes to online.<\/p>\n

President Trump is staying mum on potential successors. “James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige to the FBI,” he tweeted.<\/p>\n

Sandoval to the Rescue<\/b><\/h2>\n

The next FBI boss will face a multitude of pressing issues, which is why the subject of online gambling isn’t expected, at least in the immediate future, to garner much attention in Congress. But when, or if, it should, two persons who presumably won’t like who they see testifying before a congressional hearing regarding internet casinos would be US Attorney General Jeff Sessions<\/a> and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina).<\/p>\n

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When asked during his Senate confirmation hearing by Graham about the Department of Justice’s 2011 opinion on the Wire Act that essentially\u00a0allowed states to legalize internet gambling,\u00a0Sessions said he was “shocked.” The former Alabama\u00a0senator told Graham, “I would revisit it and I will make a decision on it based on careful study.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sandoval, however, supports online gambling, as Nevada is one of three states where\u00a0the market is in full swing, albeit only for internet poker at the moment. In late 2015, the governor blasted his Attorney General Adam Laxalt for backing Graham’s RAWA (Restoration of the Wire Act) legislation that sought\u00a0to reverse the DOJ’s judgment.<\/p>\n

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“As a former attorney general, Gaming Commission chairman and someone who worked with the industry and the Legislature on Nevada’s online poker legislation, I am very concerned that anyone representing the state’s legal interests would speak out against current state law,” Sandoval said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Having a pro-gaming powerhouse in Washington would likely\u00a0be a welcomed development for much of the industry.<\/p>\n

Just Rumors, for Now<\/b><\/h2>\n

The governor’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that the Trump administration hadn’t reached out in regards to the FBI post. However, in an NBC News<\/i> blog jointly managed\u00a0by its chief political director Chuck Todd, the media outlet says\u00a0Sandoval is indeed a strong contender.<\/p>\n

“His (Trump) instinct would be a Rudy Giuliani or Chris Christie, but both would be incredibly controversial (then again, Trump never avoids controversy; he runs to it),” the post opines. “If he tries to pick someone above reproach, the names would include former US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Michael Chertoff (former US Secretary of Homeland Security under George W. Bush and Barack Obama), or Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) will be out of a job when his second term officially concludes in January of 2019. And while his office denies being under consideration, at least one unlikely liberal media outpost thinks the Silver State leader would be a good option for the agency’s now empty top spot. Sandoval has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":50154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18,61,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFBI Director Brian Sandoval? 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