The chairman of the Florida Gaming Control Commission has only been on the job for six months but he has his sights on a new career as a judge on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach.
John MacIver, who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to chair the new five-member commission to regulate gambling in Florida, is one of 14 lawyers whose names were forwarded to the governor last week to choose from as he fills four vacancies on the state appellate court.
MacIver’s application included recommendations from 10 people, one of whom stands out: Nick Iarossi, a Tallahassee lobbyist close to the governor who is also one of the state’s top gambling lobbyists. He is chief lobbyst for bestbet Jacksonville and is the Florida lobbyist for Las Vegas Sands, the mega gambling company that sought to land a casino in Jacksonville.
