Gene, the Roosters first license came from Clark County in 1931, along with the Northern, and a few other places along Fremont Street.
the 1931 legislature gave the power to the counties. The real, real first gaming licenses in Las Vegas were temporary ones the Sheriff issued
the night the governor signed the legislation in 1931. It took a few of the clubs a couple of hours to bring the tables from the back room to the front room.
then over the next few weeks Clark County passed an ordinance creating a licesning board and the sheriff sat on that board.