First woman to chair Nevada Gaming Control Board sets sights on reforms in the #MeToo era
LAS VEGAS - It was a brief moment near the end of another Nevada Gaming Commission meeting.
The April 19 agenda item required the commission to ask for any administrative reports from the head of its regulatory advisory counterpart, the chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Tony Alamo, chairman of the commission, looked down and the words spilled out before he could catch them.
"Chairman Harris?" Alamo asked.
Becky Harris, the first woman to lead the Nevada Gaming Control Board, smiled - slightly amused. Alamo looked up and quickly corrected himself.
"Chair Harris," Alamo said. "Gender neutral."
Alamo said he'd been reading from the printed agenda, which still had the words "Board Chairman" on it. He told Harris it would be corrected next time. After the meeting, Harris casually noted to
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