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FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee talks with reporters at the Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, Va. A person with direct knowledge of the decision says McPhee has been hired as general manager of the NHL's expansion Las Vegas franchise. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because owner Bill Foley's announcement was set for Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2016. McPhee most recently served as special advisor to New York Islanders GM Garth Snow. Before that he spent 16 seasons as GM of the Washington Capitals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FIle) **FILE**

Las Vegas NHL expansion team hires former Capitals boss George McPhee as GM

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

In this June 17, 2016 photo, an advertisement plays on a screen at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A National Hockey League plan to expand to Las Vegas is being cheered by fans and backers of a years-long effort to get a pro sports franchise in Sin City, but hockey will have to elbow into a crowded entertainment lineup featuring casino games, celebrity shows, Cirque du Soleil productions and pulsing nightclubs not to mention boxing matches, UFC fights and events like the National Finals Rodeo. (AP Photo/John Locher)

NHL governors expected to vote on Las Vegas expansion

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2015, file photo, Gary Bettman, commissioner of the National Hockey League addresses the crowd as Bill Foley, chairman, Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Black Knight and FIS wipes his forehead during the "Let's Bring Hockey to Las Vegas!" press conference at the MGM Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas. A person with direct knowledge of the NHL's decision says the league has settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million fee. The person spoke Tuesday, June 14, 2016, on condition of anonymity because details have not been released by the league ahead of its Board of Governors meeting on June 22. (AP Photo/The Sun, L.E. Baskow, File ) LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL OUT **FILE**

NHL gambles on expansion franchise in Las Vegas

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

In this March 28, 2016, photo, workers finish construction outside of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The latest multi-million dollar development on the Las Vegas Strip features a leafy outdoor pedestrian area, 20,000 seat arena and small theater. The arena is scheduled to open April 6. (AP Photo/John Locher)

NHL preparing to announce plans to add expansion team in Las Vegas

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Stevie Wonder, left, and Madonna perform a tribute to Prince at the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Madonna honors Prince, Dion inspires at Billboard Awards

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

FILe - In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photo, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis speaks during a media conference in Oakland, Calif. Raiders owner Mark Davis says he wants to move the team to Las Vegas and is willing to spend a half billion dollars as part of a deal for a new stadium in the city. Davis upped the ante in a bid to move the team to this gambling city, appearing Thursday, April 28, 2016, alongside soccer great David Beckham and billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson before a committee studying the idea of a $1.4 billion stadium. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Mark Davis, Raiders owner, wants to move team to Las Vegas, will spend $500M

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

TRAVEL: Tourists spending more money in Las Vegas: report

By SALLY HO - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argue a point during a Republican presidential primary debate at Fox Theatre, Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Ted Cruz, Scott Walker but no Donald Trump at Republican Jewish Coalition summit in Las Vegas

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

A private sign welcomes visitors to the Diamond Valley, part of the Harney Basin in southeast Oregon, in mid-December 2015. The valley is home to large cattle ranches that rely on both private and public land for grazing. The prosecution of Dwight and Steven Hammond for burning public lands has brought fresh focus to the debate over how federal land is managed. (Les Zaitz/The Oregonian via AP)

Cliven Bundy court appearance to draw demonstrators in Las Vegas

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

A Wall Street sign is shown in New York in this Sept. 17, 2008, file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Dems worried about income gap, Wall Street: AP-NORC poll

By Ken Thomas and Emily Swanson - Associated Press

This July 26, 2013, file photo shows Canadian music star Celine Dion, right, and husband Rene Angelil posing for photos after being decorated with the Order of Canada in Quebec City. Authorities say Angelil, the husband and manager of Dion, has died in Las Vegas. He was 73 and had battled throat cancer. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said his office was notified Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, of Angelil’s death. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press, File)

Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s husband, dies near Las Vegas

By Sally Ho and Nekesa Mumbi Moody - Associated Press

10 best travel gadgets from CES 2016

By Lark Gould

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, casinos are pictured on the Las Vegas Strip. Tourism officials said 42 million people visited Las Vegas in 2015, an all-time record for Sin City that continues to recover from the hard-hitting recession of several years ago. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Las Vegas gets 42 million-plus visitors. Who’s counting?

By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL - Associated Press

Police and emergency crews respond to the scene of a car accident along Las Vegas Boulevard, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Lakeisha Holloway, suspect in Vegas Strip crash, is distraught, attorney says

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

According to reports in the Oregonian newspaper, 24-year-old Lakeisha Holloway had changed her name to Paris Paradise Morton in October and had gone to Las Vegas from her longtime Oregon residence seeking work. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Associated Press)

Lakeisha Holloway, Las Vegas Strip crash driver, won Role Model award in 2012

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 15, 2015, photo, Ted Cruz makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

EDITORIAL: Republican field looks mature, smart, formidable

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In an April 20, 2004 file photo, the Las Vegas Monorail passes the under-construction Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Transportation leaders in southern Nevada who are considering multiple changes that could cost $7 billion to $12 billion to make it easier for visitors to get around the gambling destination. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, File)

A more mobile Las Vegas could cost $12 billion plus

By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by Albert Ake is a selfie of his niece Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion. Authorities say a Las Vegas spa, where the employee was found frozen and dead on Oct. 20, 2015, inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments, wasn’t licensed to operate. (Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion/Albert Ake via AP)

Police, state investigate cryotherapy death at Vegas spa

By Sally Ho and Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, left, and Hillary Rodham Clinton laugh during the CNN Democratic presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton up big over Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden in national post-debate poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this July 31, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom speaks to the media during a news conference after the Lakers signed Odom to a multi-year NBA basketball contract, in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)

Lamar Odom regains consciousness, family and friends say

By Sally Ho and Beth Harris - Associated Press