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.
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.