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Casino Control Commission approves multiple key-employee licenses, lapses and qualifications
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Summary
The commission granted multiple initial and resubmitted casino key employee licenses, approved inactivations and found several licenses lapsed; it also granted qualifications for senior legal and operational positions at major gaming companies.
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved a series of licensing and personnel actions during its public meeting, adopting motions to grant initial and resubmitted casino key employee licenses, inactivate selected licenses, and find other licenses lapsed for failure to file required documents.
What passed: The commission voted to grant five initial casino key employee licenses (names read into the record) and to grant a separate set of 12 resubmitted license applications that the Division of Gaming Enforcement and commission staff recommended. Commissioners also approved requests to inactivate four named licenses and voted to find 10 licenses lapsed for failure to file required review applications.
Counsel and staff presentations Harry Gevis, manager of the commission’s licensing and financial evaluation unit, reviewed delegated approvals carried out between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28, 2026 (temporary licenses, endorsements and approvals under delegated authority) and read the specific names and positions covered by those delegations. "This memorializes the approvals that were granted by the commission's division of regulatory affairs via delegated authority during this period," Gevis said.
Individual qualifications and settlements The commission approved a stipulation of settlement and the resubmission application for Chastity Munoz, which—if approved—will license Munoz through October 2029 subject to the stipulation's conditions. The commission also granted plenary qualification to Luis Pinedo to serve as senior vice president and general counsel, North America, for Bally's Corporation following the division's recommendation. Separately, the commission granted initial licensure and plenary qualification to Ellie H. Kim to serve as vice president, payments and fraud for Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey LLC and William Hill US HoldCo Inc., including a waiver of the residency requirement, and authorized a temporary qualification for Dominic Hammond to assume the duties of senior vice president, sports, for William Hill US HoldCo pending plenary qualification.
Votes and procedure Most motions were moved, seconded and approved either by voice vote or by roll call with recorded affirmative votes from the commissioners present. The commission also ratified the public minutes of its Feb. 11, 2026 meeting.
What’s next: The commission set its next closed session for April 8, 2026. There were no public comments during the public-participation portion of the meeting.
Note: Where applications referenced specific docket numbers or regulatory citations, those were included in the staff memos and the division’s reports on file with the commission.
