Alex Meruelo, right, and his team appear before the Gaming Control Board in the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Meruelo is flanked by Benjamin Vega, general counsel of the Meruelo Group, left, and Glenn Light, a partner with outside counsel Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie of Las Vegas. The board unanimously recommended approval of the transfer of a gaming license for the SLS Las Vegas. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto