Deborah Fuetsch<\/a>, who resigned in May.<\/p>\nThe gaming commission is one of two state regulatory bodies that oversee gaming in Nevada. The governor appoints members to both the five-seat NGC and the three-seat Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB).<\/p>\n
The NGCB was established in 1955. It conducts investigations, reviews license applications, and oversees the collection of gaming taxes. It also enacts policies that enforce state gaming laws and regulations.<\/p>\n
Four years later, state lawmakers created the NGC. The commission acts on the NGCB\u2019s recommendations for licensing applications, giving it the authority to approve or deny individuals and companies seeking to work in gaming.<\/p>\n
The NGCB also serves as a prosecutorial agency when it believes a licensee has committed a violation. In those instances, it\u2019s the NGC that serves as the adjudicator to determine if any punishment is warranted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The incoming chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) said in an interview this past week she\u2019s eager to taking on the \u201cnew challenge\u201d the regulatory body presents. Jennifer Togliatti spoke with Howard Stutz of The Nevada Independent on Thursday. The former Clark County deputy prosecutor and state district judge was appointed by Gov. Steve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":189717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ex-Judge to Become First Chairwoman of Nevada Gaming Commission<\/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