first appointment of a female<\/a> to chair the Gaming Control Board \u2013 Becky Harris, who was appointed by then-Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) in January of 2018.<\/p>\nHarris’ appointment came just days before The Wall Street Journal <\/i>published its career-ending expose on Steve Wynn’s alleged sexual misconducts. In February of 2019, the NGC handed Wynn Resorts a record $20 million fine for the company’s “failure of corporate culture to govern itself.”<\/p>\nSisolak Appointment<\/b><\/h2>\n
Sisolak tweeted this afternoon, “I am very thankful for Dr. Tony Alamo’s 12 years of service on the NV Gaming Commission. I fully support his commitment to responding to #COVID19 crisis.”<\/p>\n
In January 2019, Sisolak appointed Sandra Morgan Douglas to replace Harris as chair of the Gaming Control Board. She was paid $183,384.69 last year in full-time pay and benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) Chairman Tony Alamo has announced his resignation effective April 17 in an effort to focus his attention on the COVID-19 pandemic. Alamo, a physician who is the director of the Alamo Medical Clinic in Henderson, notified Governor Steve Sisolak (D) of his decision Tuesday. The 55-year-old has served as an NGC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":132501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Nevada Gaming Commission Chair Tony Alamo Resigns<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n