Gov. Charlie Baker has tapped Cathy M. Judd-Stein, his office’s deputy chief legal counsel, to serve as chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
Former commission chair Stephen Crosby, 74, announced his surprise resignation last September. Gayle Cameron has been serving as interim chair in Crosby’s place.
Judd-Stein’s appointment comes at a time when the commission is embroiled in a lawsuit with disgraced gambling mogul Steve Wynn, former CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Nasdaq: WYNN), who…