▁ow ing ▁a ▁cas ino ▁license . ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁approved ▁because ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁project ' s ▁cas ino ▁operations . ▁The ▁Marina ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Wies ner ▁In vest ment ▁Company . ▁During ▁Wies ner ' s ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁commission , ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁votes ▁led ▁to ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Wies ner ▁lost ▁the ▁primary ▁battle ▁to ▁Republican ▁oppon ent ▁Carl ▁Mil z ner , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁lost ▁the ▁commission ▁seat ▁to ▁his ▁Democratic ▁oppon ent , ▁Jack ▁Pet itt i . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Nev ada ' s ▁Republican ▁National ▁Comm itte eman . ▁Wies ner ▁ran ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁but ▁lost ▁during ▁the ▁primary . ▁Wies ner ▁became ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁" Big ▁Dog ". ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Sun , ▁Wies ner ▁got ▁the ▁nick name ▁" not ▁so ▁much ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁prominent ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁business man , ▁sports ▁enthus iast ▁and ▁Republican ▁party ▁leader , ▁but ▁more ▁for ▁his ▁love , ▁loyal ty ▁and ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁his ▁community ▁and ▁family ." ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Wies ner ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁George ▁opened ▁the ▁D raft ▁House ▁restaurant ▁in ▁North ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁Wies ner ▁and ▁his ▁partners ▁sold ▁the ▁Marina ▁Hotel ▁to ▁Kirk ▁K