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Washington State Gambling Commission
P.O. Box 42400
Olympia, WA 98504
360-486-3440
360-486-3629 (fax)
The Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC) is the second oldest gambling regulatory agency in the nation. The Legislature created the WSGC in 1973 after a series of gambling related scandals.
Five citizens are appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Senate, to act as part-time Commissioners, for a single six-year term. Once appointed, a Commissioner can only be removed for cause by a subcommittee appointed by the Chief of the Supreme Court. This structure ensures the Commission maintains an arm’s length distance from the political structure.
The Commission appoints a director, who appoints agency staff. Of the 166.4 full-time positions authorized, about 90 are commissioned law enforcement officers, responsible for enforcing the gambling laws.
Keven Rojecki - Tacoma
Commission Chair
Peggy Ann Bierbaum - Quilcene
Mike Amos - Selah
Michael Reichert - Seattle
Keven Rojecki - TACOMA
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Commissioner Rojecki is a veteran firefighter with the SeaTac Fire Department since 1991, and holds the position of legislative liaison with the Washington State Council of Firefighters. |
Chair
July 15, 2006 through June 30, 2012
John Ellis - SEATTLE
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Commissioner Ellis retired from the Attorney General’s Office after 28 years and served as a Deputy Director for the Attorney General. He has practiced in his own law firm since 2001. |
Vice-Chair
February 10, 2005 through June 30, 2013
Peggy Ann Bierbaum - QUILCENE
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Commissioner Bierbaum is an Attorney working in a private law practice in Port Townsend. She was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, moving to Seattle in 1988. |
August 25, 2005 through June 30, 2011
Mike Amos - SELAH
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Commissioner Amos retired from the Yakima Police Department as a Patrol Sergeant after 37 years of duty. Currently Vice-President of the Eastern Washington State Lodge for the Fraternal Order of Police. |
September 19, 2008 through June 30, 2014
Michael Reichert - MAPLE VALLEY
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Commissioner Michael Reichert is President of Catholic Community Services of Western Washington and the Archdiocesan Housing Authority. He brings to his career his culture as an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, White Earth Indian Reservation. |
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2015
