erk or ian ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Wies ner ▁founded ▁Big ▁Dog ' s ▁Hospital ity ▁Group , ▁a ▁local ▁chain ▁of ▁Wisconsin - th emed ▁bar - r estaur ant - cas ino ▁properties ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁D raft ▁House , ▁and ▁would ▁later ▁include ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cow ▁Cas ino ▁and ▁Bre wer y , ▁Las ▁Veg as ' ▁first ▁bre wer y . ▁Wies ner ▁had ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁laws ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁bre wer ies ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Wies ner ▁created ▁Las ▁Veg as ' ▁Bad ger ▁Des ert ▁G olf ▁Classic . ▁Wies ner ▁also ▁built ▁the ▁Sun r ise ▁G olf ▁Cour se . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁" Rep ublic an ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Year ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Wies ner ▁ran ▁uno pp osed ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁State ▁High er ▁Education ▁System ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁board ▁also ▁voted ▁to ▁make ▁Wies ner ▁the ▁vice ▁chairman . ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁( UN L V ), ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁UN L V ▁Football ▁Foundation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁named ▁" E du c ator ▁of ▁the