DuCharme retiring from gaming control board

Steve DuCharme has announced he will retire from the gaming control board at the end of the year.

He has served 10 years as a board member and two as chairman of the three-member panel panel which operates Nevada's gaming regulatory system.

Guinn has not named a replacement.

"The state of Nevada has been fortunate to have a man of Steve DuCharme's experience and integrity serve for so long and with such distinction on a very important board," said Gov. Kenny Guinn.

"I'm very proud to have served on what I believe is the finest gaming regulatory body in the world and I want to thank Governor Guinn for his confidence in men and his support of the Gaming Control Board," said DuCharme.

He said he is looking forward to retirement and spending more time with his family.

He has been in government and law enforcement for more than 30 years. Before being named to the control board, he was with the Metropolitan Police Department in Las Vegas for 20 years, leaving as commander of the Crime Prevention Bureau.

The control board manages the different divisions of Nevada's gaming control system and conducts investigations of applicants who want to enter the gaming business in Nevada. It makes recommendations on those applications and on policy matters to the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Members of the board are paid $96,526 a year; the chairman receives $103,810.