In 1999, he paid $1 million for a 10 percent stake in Nevada First Bank and made a $10 million profit when it was sold to Western Alliance Bancorp in 2006.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, hiː pˈeɪd dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn mˈɪliən fɚɹə tˈɛn pɚsˈɛnt stˈeɪk ɪn nᵻvˈædə fˈɜːst bˈæŋk ænd mˌeɪd ɐ dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn mˈɪliən pɹˈɑːfɪt wɛn ɪt wʌz sˈoʊld tə wˈɛstɚn ɐlˈaɪəns bˈæŋkoːɹp ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.