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Senate Rules Committee advances Baxter nomination to California Gambling Control Commission, 5-0
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted 5-0 to advance the governor's nominee, Ms. Baxter, to the full California State Senate for final confirmation after a hearing on her background, agency jurisdiction, advertising regulations and fund accounting in the gambling industry.
The Senate Rules Committee voted 5-0 on Jan. 29 to advance the nomination of Ms. Baxter to the California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC), sending her to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote.
The nomination hearing focused on Ms. Baxter’s experience as a long-time state regulator, the split responsibilities between the Bureau of Gambling Control and the commission, proposed advertising rules for the gambling industry, and recent fund movements tied to a planned settlement. Committee members asked about ex parte communication rules, the gambling control fund balance and the implications of SB 549 litigation on enforcement.
Ms. Baxter told the committee she has 32 years of state service and has worked for “nearly 9 years” as the California Gambling Control executive director and previously as assistant director in the Bureau of Gambling Control. She described California’s oversight as “a bifurcated system,” saying, “the Bureau of Gambling…
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