Related Practices

Gaming

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1965
B.A., Economics, University of Nevada, Reno, 1962
University of Colorado, 1959

Bar Admissions

Nevada, 1965

Paul A. Bible

Partner

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Reno

50 West Liberty Street
Suite 410
Reno, Nevada 89501

Phone 775.321.3427

Fax 775.321.5573

About Paul A. Bible

Mr. Bible is a partner in the firm's Gaming practice group. He advises clients on all aspects of gaming law. Mr. Bible conducts due diligence investigations for business entities which are considering entering the American gaming market. He also advises borrowers and lenders with respect to Nevada's anti-deficiency statutes application to multi-state mortgages and deeds of trust.

Mr. Bible has is in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers, by Chambers and Partners Publishers, in the category of Gaming and Licensing.

Mr. Bible served in the U.S. Army with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps and is a veteran of the Vietnam conflict.

Memberships and Affiliations

American Bar Association, Member (1965-present)
State Bar of Nevada, Gaming Law Section, Member (1987-present)
University of Nevada, Reno, Foundation, Board of Trustees (1995-2000 and 2005-2008); Chairman (2000 and 2008)
University of Nevada Health Sciences System Foundation, Member (2007-2008)
Nevada Gaming Commission, Former Chairman (1983-1987)

Publications

Author, "The Impact of Nevada's One-Action and Anti-Deficiency Laws on Multi-State Mortgages or Deeds of Trust," Nevada Lawyer, September 2003
Co-Author, "Foreclosure on the Possessory Security Interest in the Shares of a Corporation Holding a Nevada Gaming License," Gaming Lawyer, Spring 1988
Author, "The Regulatory Structure of Gaming Control in Nevada: Suggestions for Reform," Nevada Public Affairs Review No. 2, 1986
Author, "Nevada's Usury Law: A Brief Look," Inter Alia, June/July 1982

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Nevada, 1965
U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

Other Distinctions

Mr. Bible has been recognized for achieving 30 years as a "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating with Martindale Hubbell. He has been named to the 2012 Chambers USA© in Gaming & Licensing. He is also listed in the 2008-2010 and 2012 editions of Mountain States Super Lawyers in the Gaming category and is listed in the 2005-2013 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, in Gaming Law. Mr. Bible is also included in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Nevada Business Magazine's Legal Elite, and in the 2012 Legal Elite Top 75, in the area of Gaming Law.

In 2009 Mr. Bible was awarded a Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Nevada, Reno. He currently serves as a director of Fisher Communications, Inc. (FSCI-NASDAQ) and as a member of the Governance Committee of Amerco (UHAL-NASDAQ).