Brin Gibson
James Brinley 'Brin' Gibson (born 1974) is an American attorney who currently serves as Nevada's Assistant Attorney General—the top legal adviser to Attorney General Adam Laxalt.[1][2] He succeeded former assemblyman Wes Duncan in that role.[3][4] He joined the Attorney General's Office in 2014, as the Chief of the Gaming Division, where he served as chief counsel to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee, and the Nevada Athletic Commission.[5][6][7][8][9][10] In that role, among other things, he authored an opinion[11] for the Nevada Gaming Control Board explaining that daily fantasy sports operators, including DraftKings and FanDuel, were offering gambling games and thus would need to apply for licenses in order to operate in Nevada.[12][13][14] As a result of that opinion, most daily fantasy sports operators stopped operating pay-for-play daily fantasy sites in Nevada.[15] After many other states followed Nevada's lead, some states passed legislation specifically exempting pay-for-play daily fantasy sports from their anti-gambling statutes.[16]
Gibson also routinely travels to cities in rural Nevada on behalf of the Attorney General's Office to discuss important issues facing those communities and potential solutions the office might have.[17][18] [19]
Biography[edit]
Gibson was born in Henderson, Nevada. He is the son of James Gibson, a former mayor of Henderson, Nevada, former gubernatorial candidate, and current Clark County Commissioner.
After graduating from Basic High School,[20] Gibson attended the University of Chicago before transferring to Brigham Young University where he earned his JD, MPP, and BA with highest honors.
Prior to joining the Attorney General's Office, Gibson was a partner at Lionel Sawyer & Collins[21], a board member for the Henderson Chamber of Commerce,[22] and a commissioner for the Colorado River Commission.[23][24] Prior to attending graduate school, he served as the Special Assistant to Oscar B. Goodman,[25] the mayor of Las Vegas, advising Mayor Goodman on all state, national, and international issues.[26]
He has been named Nevada's Top Government Attorney by Nevada Business Magazine.[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ "First assistant AG appointed". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Appointment of First Assistant Attorney General J. Brin Gibson". Nevada News and Views. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Gibson named first assistant attorney general for Nevada". Nevada Appeal. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "AG Laxalt Appoints New Assistant AG". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "PEOPLE: J. Brin Gibson, First Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Nevada Attorney General". Northern Nevada Business View. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Laxalt taps Lionel Sawyer attorney to head gaming division". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "AG-elect Laxalt chooses Vegas lawyer to lead gaming unit". KSL-TV. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Gibson to Head Nevada Gaming Division". GGB News - Your Source for the Up-To-The-Minute News About the Gaming Industry. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "AG-elect Laxalt chooses Vegas lawyer to lead gaming unit". Fox 5 Vegas. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Laxalt Chooses Vegas Lawyer to Lead Gaming Unit". KTVN. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports Under Nevada Law" (PDF). Legal Sports Report.
- ↑ Redford, Patrick. "DraftKings CEO Described Site As A Casino, Called It Betting". Deadspin. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "AG: DraftKings CEO called daily fantasy sports 'a casino'". CDC Gaming Reports. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Despite ban, DraftKings operated in Nevada over the weekend". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Trade group pulls convention from Nevada over daily fantasy ruling". Sporting News. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Which Daily Fantasy Sports Sites Allow Which States?". Legal Sports Report. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ Times, Jeffrey Meehan Pahrump Valley (2017-09-29). "Nevada tour brings Attorney General Laxalt to Pahrump". PV Times. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ Times, JENNIFER DENEVAN Laughlin Nevada. "Laxalt visit with Laughlin Rotary". Mohave Daily News. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Industry: For Gibson, Lipparelli opportunity knocks". www.gamingtoday.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "The LVDL Advisory Board | Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". www.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Laxalt taps Lionel Sawyer attorney to head gaming division". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ↑ "Henderson Chamber of Commerce Names 2015-16 Board". www.nevadabusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. June 29, 2014. p. F5 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/115492445/. Retrieved 2018-01-01. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "People on the Move: July 6-12". VegasInc.com. 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Mayor's staff to examine medical malpractice crisis". Las Vegas Sun. 2002-11-01. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Las Vegas jilted by Rock, Anderson". Las Vegas Sun. 2002-11-11. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ↑ "Legal Elite 2017: Nevada's Top Attorneys". Nevada Business Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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