Gaming Law Speaker Series: "Challenges to Adopting Gaming Regulation to Meet Contemporary Social Issues and Changing Economics: Sex Harassment Prevention and Beyond" by Becky Harris
Gaming Law Speaker Series:
Challenges to Adopting Gaming Regulation to Meet Contemporary Social Issues and Changing Economics:
Sex Harassment Prevention and Beyond
Presented by Becky Harris
Thursday, February 21, 2019
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Thomas & Mack Moot Courtroom
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Reception to follow
The State Bar of Nevada has approved the event for 1 hour CLE credit.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required, Please RSVP.
Register at Eventbrite.com
About Becky Harris
Becky Harris is the former Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. She was appointed to this role by Governor Brian Sandoval in January 2018.
Ms. Harris studied Political Science and French at Brigham Young University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989. She attended J. Reuben
Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1992. She obtained a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2000, and earned an LL.M. from UNLV, Boyd School of Law in 2016.
Before being appointed to the Board, Ms. Harris represented State Senate District 9 in Clark County for two legislative sessions. During the 2017
Legislative Session, she served on the Senate Judiciary, Finance, and Education Committees. Additionally, she served as the Treasurer of the National
Council of Legislators from Gaming States and had recently been selected to Chair its Committee on Responsible Gaming. At that time, she also
served as Nevada’s State Director for Women in Government. During the 2015 Legislative Session, she served as the Chair of the Senate Education
Committee, Vice-Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and was a member of the Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee.
Prior to her appointment, she also practiced law in Las Vegas. Her areas of focus included counseling business clients in entity formation;
maintaining compliance with State and Local Regulations; contract negotiations, commercial leases and dispute resolution.
Thank you to the following sponsors for their support of the Gaming Law Society:
State Bar, Gaming Law Committee
Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
The Nevada Resort Association
Contact Information: David Stern - 514-993-5237 - gls@unlv.nevada.edu