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Nevada Residential Casino Bill Approved25 May 2001CARSON CITY, Nevada -- May 25, 2001 --As reported by the Associated Press: "The Nevada Assembly voted Thursday in favor of a bill that will make it tougher for casinos to be built in residential neighborhoods. ”SB171, already approved in the Senate, now goes to Gov. Kenny Guinn for his signature. ”…SB171 requires a three-fourths majority-plus-one vote of all the members of a county commission or city council before a permit would be allowed for a residential casino. ”…The bill also extends the distance a casino must be from a neighborhood from the current 500 feet to 1,500 feet. The minimum distance between a casino and school or church would be increased from 1,500 feet to 2,500.” |