DETAILS
WHEN: November 12, 2024 | 5:30pm-8:00pm PST
WHERE: William S. Boyd School of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154
& virtually over Zoom
COST: Attendance is free!
CLE: $40 fee.
Curious about the dynamic and complex world of gaming law? Experts Becky Harris, Riana Durrett, Jordan Hollander and Sara Partida tackle emerging issues related to technology, sports betting, and cannabis law, among others! Join us in person or online. 1 hour general CLE for all states in the Ninth Circuit is available. Event co-sponsored by NJCHS and the UNLV Boyd School of Law.
This panel accompanies the latest issue of the NJCHS journal, Western Legal History. Find the issue here.
MEET OUR MODERATOR AND PANELISTS
Moderator, Becky Harris, and guest editor of Western Legal History vol. 34: Gam(bl)ing
Becky Harris is the Distinguished Fellow in Gaming and Leadership at the Office of Economic Development and is on the faculty at the International Center of Gaming Regulation at the University Nevada, Las Vegas. Harris, an internationally recognized expert on gambling policy, regulation, and legislative affairs, works with regulators, operators, academics, and other stakeholders on a host of gambling, and leadership challenges and projects. In addition to teaching Gaming Law and Policy, Casino Resort Hotel Law, and AML for Gaming Lawyers at the William S. Boyd School of Law, Harris regularly educates gambling regulators ensuring they have the information, knowledge, and tools necessary to assess and improve gambling policy and regulation in their respective jurisdictions. Actively involved in gambling issues around the world, Harris is highly sought-after as a collaborator, advisor, and speaker at conferences, industry specific panels, as a moderator and in other fora. Harris is frequently called upon nationally to discuss policy and regulatory issues relating to legal sports wagering. Ms. Harris is a published author and is designated as an AML Specialist by ACAMS.
Harris served as the Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board from 2018-2019 and was the first woman to hold the position. As Chief Regulator, responsible for comprehensively regulating the multi-billion dollar gambling industry in the State of Nevada, she served as a global ambassador to other gambling regulators and led the world’s most highly regarded gambling regulatory body through several high profile matters including the real of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), the emergence of sports betting across the United States, various Wire Act issues, sexual harassment matters and the #MeToo Movement, and gaming implications from the legalization of recreational cannabis.
Sara Partida
Sara Partida currently serves as the Chief Privacy and Technology Counsel for Wynn Resorts, Limited. Prior to her transition to her current role, she most recently held the position of VP – Legal Operations and Data Privacy for Wynn Las Vegas. She also is honored to serve on the Wynn Resorts Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council and to be counsel to the Wynn Resorts Foundation. Before going in-house, Ms. Partida served as counsel at the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, advising legislators and committees on health care, commerce, and energy issues; and later admission on government affairs matters for technology, energy, and gaming companies, as well as several prominent health care associations.
Riana Durrett
Riana Durrett earned her B.A. in Political Science from UNLV and attended law school at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law, earning her J.D. in 2008. She recently completed her LL.M. in Gaming Law and Regulation from William S. Boyd School of Law, where she also teaches cannabis law and regulation. Durrett was appointed as director of the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute in August 2023. In addition, the Governor appointed her to serve as the first vice chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board. In addition to her work at UNLV, Durrett currently serves on the Boards of the Nevada Taxpayer Association and the Nevada Conservation League.
Jordan Hollander
Jordan Scott Hollander, Esq., currently serves as a Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Section Chief of Casino Licensing for the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement. Mr. Hollander received a LL.M. in Gaming Law and Regulation in 2016 from the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, LA Vegas, a JD, summa cum laude, from Rutgers Law School – Camden in 2014, a M.Sc. in Comparative European Politics in 2011 from Trinity College, Dublin, and a B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science, French, and International Studies from Lycoming College in 2010. Prior to state service, Mr. Hollander was in private practice and clerked for the Honorable Francis J. Veronica, then presiding criminal judge for the New Jersey Superior Court, Monmouth Vicinage. The views expressed are Mr. Hollander’s alone and do not reflect the views of the Office of the Attorney General, the Department, the Division, or any other agency of New Jersey State government.
CLE Materials:
Will be posted November 1st.
1 hour general CLE sponsored by: