Gov. Maura Healey appointed Jordan Maynard as permanent chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on Monday, removing the interim tag from the chairperson of the state’s betting watchdog.

The appointment comes nearly eight months after Healey named Maynard as interim chair. At the time, Maynard received the nod on the same day that former chair Cathy Judd-Stein completed her five-year term with the MGC.