Roger H. Licht (born 1956) is the former chairman of the

California Horse Racing Board The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) was established in 1933 as an independent agency of the State of California, United States. The CHRB has authority over the regulation of horse racing and parimutuel betting at licensed California race tra ...

(CHRB) and a prominent horse racing legal expert. Licht was a Los Angeles lawyer who for 15 years had been representing jockeys, trainers, and other licensees in disputes with the CHRB, before Governor

Gray Davis Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 to 2003. In 2003, only a few months into his second term, Davis was recalled and remov ...

appointed him a racing commissioner in 2001. He served on the CHRB for three years and was elected chairman in November 2002.http://www.chrb.ca.gov/press_releases/PrNov212002.pdf Licht is credited with accelerating the launch of Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) in California, a move that has since helped to increase fan interest in the state's horse racing industry. In April 2005 Licht was named a member of Youbet.com's independent wagering compliance committee.

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