John Grayson was born in Grayson, Missouri. He moved with his father to Reno, Nevada in 1912 so that his father could obtain a divorce. Grayson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada around 1939.

Judge Abbi Silver was raised in Boulder City, Nevada. She graduated from Clark High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and then University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1986).

She worked multiple jobs—waitress, Utah Jazz cheerleader, dancer—while earning her undergraduate degree and then her law degree from Southwestern University of Law, in Los Angeles (1989).

Saul Wesley grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and attended the Las Vegas Business College before getting into the gaming industry in an accounting role at the original MGM Grand, even after it became Bally’s. Wesley later worked in slot operations as both a manager and director at the Monte Carlo and is currently vice president of slot operations at Luxor Hotel and Casino.

Edward Gregory was born in Goldfield, Nevada. He worked as a structural para-technician at Nellis Air Force Base.

Henry Hwang emigrated from Taiwan in the early 1990s. After living in Los Angeles, California he moved his family to Las Vegas, Nevada. Hwang built Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jacob L. Snow was born in Boulder City, Nevada. His parents came to Nevada, from Utah in the mid 1950s. Snow worked as assistant director of aviation for planning at McCarran International Airport, as general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission, and as city manager for the City of Henderson.