Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Christine Long and the reappointment of William B. Goede to the Gambling Control Board. Both are appointed to four-year terms that expire on June 30, 2012.

Long, of Owatonna, is an assistant Steele County Attorney in Owatonna. She is active in a number of professional associations, including the Steele County Bar Association, of which she is a past president. She is also active in her community, where she serves on a number of committees, and is an active volunteer in the Owatonna public schools, and in her church. Long earned her law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and her bachelor of arts degree cum laude from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Long replaces Tamara Garcia on the Gambling Control Board.

Goede, of Plainview, recently retired as a field operations supervisor with Sprint Telecommunications. He is a Vietnam-era veteran of the United States Army. Goede is a life member and past state commander of American Legion, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, past president of the Plainview Lions Club, and is a past volunteer firefighter and fire chief with the Plainview Fire Department. Goede has been a member of the Gambling Control Board since 2004.

The Gambling Control Board issues, suspends and revokes licenses of organizations, bingo halls, distributors and manufacturers of gambling equipment, registers gambling equipment, collects license fees and inspects records, conducts hearings to insure integrity of operations and compliance with all applicable laws and rules. The Gambling Control Board consists of seven members, including five appointed by the Governor.