Yesterday, as part of our Follow the Money series, @s_golonka and I dug into $1.2 million in legislative contributions from casino giants.

How could it end up mattering? Look no further than the latest bid to repeal Nevada's constitutional lottery ban

thenevadaindependent.com/article/follow… For decades, the gaming industry has opposed a repeal. Now, Nevada is one of just 5 states without a lottery -- but the industry still remains opposed.

The essential argument: A state-sponsored lottery would compete with the private sector

In Las Vegas, @CortezMasto is set to give victory remarks in just a few minutes, following media calls of her win in #nvsen yesterday evening

Will tweet highlights in the thread below >> Cortez Masto takes the stage to chants of her name from assembled labor union members

Speaking to reporters today, Democratic Secretary of State elect Cisco Aguilar said he has not heard from Republican opponent Jim Marchant

"The way he ran the campaign, the fact that he hid from Nevada voters, I don't expect him to ever have a conversation with me." More from that interview:

Asked if he saw opportunities for a faster vote count in future elections, Aguilar defended the state's election laws

"Nevada is a 24/7 economy, we have some of the most accessible voting laws in the country"

Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria takes the stage for his daily press conference on Clark County vote counts

Will tweet highlights below >> Joe Gloria says he has more accurate estimates today, and that 12,309 ballots were counted last night.

This morning, he says 104 pieces of mail were collected (a big drop from 600+ yesterday and thousands the day before)

At a press conference today, Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria says county is "coming to the close" on counting. Says 1,200 ballots go through yesterday, all mail that's left are "cures" and ID required ballots. Correction: 1,200 went through yesterday,

Gloria said today is the last day for US mail, but they received just 7 ballots