Minutes later, the commission, with the majority of its members in Las Vegas monitoring the Control Board hearing by teleconference, asked a few questions before unanimously approving the recommendation. On Wednesday, the Control Board, meeting in Carson City, questioned two Penn executives for about 30 minutes before unanimously recommending approval of the deal. The Federal Trade Commission gave the deal its approval Tuesday and Penn National, which operates the Tropicana and M Resort in Las Vegas, has spent several weeks securing other state regulatory approvals. Shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly approved the transaction in March. Wyomissing, Pennsylvania-based Penn National expects to close on the deal, announced in January, in the fourth quarter, possibly as early as later this month. for $2.8 billion following unanimous votes by the state Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission.

on Wednesday cleared its final regulatory hurdle in its bid to acquire Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.

Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow National Gaming Inc. Timothy Wilmott, president and CEO, Penn National Gaming, speaks during the Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Sands Expo and Convention Center on Thursday, Sept.

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