For the third time in just over a year, the Florida Gaming Control Commission has lost its chairperson.
Charles “C.B.” Upton, a Tallahassee lawyer, submitted his letter of resignation on Tuesday after less than four months on the job. No reason was readily available. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Upton in April to succeed John MacIver, who left the chairman’s role in January when DeSantis appointed him to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach.
Upton is the president of Upton Holdings and an attorney for Upton Law Firm in Tallahassee, where he advises clients on gaming law issues. His wife is Anna Upton, CEO of the Everglades Trust, the political arm of the Everglades Foundation, the nonprofit organization focused on scientific research and advocacy for the restoration of the Everglades.
