Businessman Sam Nazarian has given up on getting a gambling license.

On Wednesday, the mogul received a recommendation from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to sell his 10 percent stake in the SLS Las Vegas—the former Sahara casino—and also withdraw his application for a gambling license, Las Vegas Now reported.

Nazarian, however, still needs a separate approval from the Gaming Commission, according to the report.

The past year has been tumultuous for Nazarian, who had been vying for a license in Nevada. Last December, the businessman underwent a three-and-a-half hour grilling about his past drug use and business dealings. He admitted to snorting some blow while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, but Nazarian maintained that he’d been drug-free for years until that “one-time indiscretion.” Nazarian was finally granted a one-year limited release, but he had to submit to a random drug testing.