The all-male Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) may soon have a female member after the Senate recently approved a bill that will add two more seats in the agency.

The Marianas Variety reported that members of Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 20-87 which will pave the way for the appointment of a female and a person of Carolinian descent to the CCC.

Under the present setup, the all-male CCC is composed of three members representing Saipan and representatives from Rota and Tinian: Board Chairman Juan M. Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Alvaro Santos, Justin Manglona, and Martin San Nicolas.

SB20-87, which was introduced by Sen. Justo Quitugua, was sent to the House of Representatives last week. In pushing for the additional members of CCC, Quitugua pointed out that there’s a constitutional mandate that every board or commission should have at least one Carolinian member and a female member.