▁the ▁Hol mes ▁T ire ▁Company ▁that ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁in ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin . ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁part - owner ▁and ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁t ire ▁company , ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁himself ▁as ▁" Tom ▁T ires ." ▁Wies ner ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁the ▁t ire ▁store . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Clark ▁County ▁Commission , ▁defe ating ▁two - term ▁Dem ocrat ▁Dar win ▁Lamb . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 1 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁commission . ▁Wies ner ▁sold ▁his ▁t ire ▁store ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Wies ner ▁co - f ounded ▁South west ▁Sec ur ities ▁Development ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁long ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁man aging ▁partner ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Wies ner ▁In vest ment ▁Company , ▁which ▁subsequently ▁built ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Athlet ic ▁Club . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁South west ▁Sec ur ities ▁Development ▁was ▁planning ▁the ▁Airport ▁Marina ▁Hotel , ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁St rip . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁G aming ▁Control ▁Board ▁approved ▁Wies ner ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁land l ords ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Marina ▁hotel , ▁despite ▁state ▁laws ▁prohib iting ▁enfor cers ▁of ▁g amb ling ▁laws ▁from