Despite the current closure of the nation’s casino industry due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the former chairwoman of Nevada’s Gaming Control Board said she doesn’t see a material reason why regulators would block the $17.3 billion merger between Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, “based on publicly available information.” Becky Harris, who served two years the state’s top gaming regulator, told an investors conference call organized last week by SunTrust Humphrey gaming analyst Barry Jonas the casinos currently operated by the two companies wouldn’t necessarily have to be reopened for regulators to approve the transaction, which was announced 10 months ago.