Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has appointed state Gaming Commissioner Sandra Douglass Morgan to be the second woman to chair the Gaming Control Board.
Morgan, a Las Vegas native and a former North Las Vegas city attorney—the first African American to serve as a city attorney in Nevada—is currently director of external affairs for AT&T Services in Southern Nevada.
When she joins the board on January 27, she’ll succeed Becky Harris as the state’s regulator-in-chief. Harris, an attorney and former state senator, was named by former Governor Brian Sandoval to serve out the term of A.G. Burnett, who resigned as chairman last year.
In appointing Morgan, who also holds a seat on the Nevada Athletic Commission, Sisolak hailed her as an “incredible asset”.
“Sandra’s extensive experience and record of leadership shows that she is not only qualified to chair the Nevada Gaming Control Board, but that she will excel at it as well.”
The Gaming Control Board is the state’s primary and full-time regulator for the casino industry, charged with investigations, enforcement, licensing and taxation. The Gaming Commission, whose five members serve part-time, acts on recommendations from the Control Board and has final authority to issue or revoke licenses.
The appointment of Morgan is one of two Sisolak will make to the Control Board. Shawn Reid’s term also expires on January 27. Reid, who has worked with the board since 1990 and has served as a board member since 2011, has said he will not seek reappointment.
The board’s third member, Terry Johnson of Las Vegas, is serving his second term and isn’t up for reappointment until 2021.
