Nevada Gaming Control Board appoints new chief of enforcement division
Kristi Torgerson will replace James Taylor in the role.
US.- The Nevada Gaming Control Board has announced the appointment of Kristi Torgerson as chief of its Enforcement Division. James Taylor is going to retire on October 30 after working for the board for 27 years.
Torgerson has been a NGCB employee since 1997 and has worked as deputy chief of the Enforcement Division since 2019. Before joining the NGCB, she served as an interrogator and counterintelligence agent with the United States Army. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Torgerson was deputised as a task force officer with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force for two years.
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Announcing the appointment, Chairman J. Brin Gibson said: “Deputy Chief Torgerson’s impressive career with the Gaming Control Board, the military, and federal law enforcement should give Nevadans confidence in the safety and integrity of gaming as she begins to lead the Enforcement Division.”
The NGCB’s law enforcement arm that maintains five offices statewide and operates 24/7. The division’s primary responsibilities include conducting criminal and regulatory investigations; arbitrating disputes between patrons and licensees; conducting background investigations on work card applicants; gathering intelligence on organised criminal groups; and making recommendations on potential candidates for the list of excluded persons.
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