There’s a new member of the state’s gambling board
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission gained a new member Friday, when Attorney General Maura Healey appointed retired Superior Court Judge Lloyd Macdonald to a vacant spot on the board that oversees the state’s young casino industry.
Macdonald, who has also worked as a former assistant U.S. attorney and an assistant district attorney, left the bench last year when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, according to The Standard-Times of New Bedford.
Macdonald replaces another retired judge, James McHugh, on the commission.
The attorney general is responsible for appointing to the board a representative who has law enforcement and criminal investigation experience. McHugh was designated the pick of former Attorney General Martha Coakley when the gaming board was formed after a 2011 state law legalized casino gambling.
The gaming board has to this point licensed a slots parlor and two casinos in Massachusetts. It is considering whether to license a third resort casino in the southeastern part of the state, a challenge for the commission because a commercial facility could wind up competing with a tribal casino in the region. The commission has recently taken a role in exploring possible regulations for daily fantasy sports contests, which have been compared to gambling.
McHugh announced his retirement earlier this year and participated in his final gaming commission meeting on Thursday. He is the first of the original five commissioners to leave the board.
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