Becky Harris
The first woman to chair the Control Board
A legislator, regulator and educator whose 2018 appointment marked a first for Nevada gaming oversight.
From legislation to regulation
Harris served in the Nevada Senate before becoming the first woman to chair the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Her legislative work included chairing the Senate Education Committee in 2015. [1]
The regulatory record
The Board chairmanship ran from 2018 to 2019. Her State Bar interview offers a contemporary account of the job, while UNLV documents her later teaching and research in sports betting and gaming policy. [3] [2] [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Sandra Douglass Morgan
Follow the next chair’s path from regulation to professional sports. [3] UNLV News Center
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Follow the related story in Mike Dreitzer’s profile. [3]
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New GCB Chair On Wynn Investigation, Weed In Casinos And More
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Sources for this profile and starting points for further research. Access notes mark links we could not open directly during the October 3–4, 2026 checks. Historical accounts describe their own period; they do not necessarily describe current operations.
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Quarterly Report — January 2025
Historical chair roster on printed page 5. “Current” in this document means January 2025, not today.
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