Roger H. Licht is the former chairman of the California Horse Racing Board

California Horse Racing Board

The California Horse Racing Board 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 tracks...

 (CHRB) and a prominent horse racing legal expert.

Licht was a Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 lawyer who for 15 years had been representing jockeys, trainers, and other licensees in disputes with the CHRB, before Governor Gray Davis

Gray Davis

Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003...

 appointed him a racing commissioner in 2001. He served on the CHRB for three years and was elected Chairman in November 2002. 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

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

 industry.

In April 2005 Licht was named a member of Youbet.com's independent wagering compliance committee.