New York Picks Chair For Gambling CommissionSenate Approves Appointment Of Mark Gearan |
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The state of New York, which could see a handful of Las Vegas-style commercial casinos pop up in the not-so-distant future, has picked a chair for the five-member Gaming Commission.
The Commission is just a year old.
The New York State Gaming Commission is tasked with overseeing the fledgling commercial casino industry. The state has other forms of gambling, including tribal casinos, lottery and horseracing, which the Commission will also be in charge of regulating.
The governor chose Mark Gearan, who, according to the Saratogian, is the president of Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges in Geneva. Prior to that, he led the Peace Corps and served as Assistant to the President, Director of Communications and Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Clinton.
“I am pleased to welcome Mark Gearan, a proven leader with years of management experience in the public and private sectors, to serve as Chair of the Gaming Commission,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “Casino gaming holds the potential to create thousands of new jobs in Upstate New York, while providing millions of dollars to schools and local governments statewide. Mark’s decades of public service and great work leading Hobart and William Smith Colleges will be of tremendous value in this new role, and I thank him for taking the time to serve on the Gaming Commission.”
The New York Senate approved the appointment last week.
Gearan’s term is for five years.
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