"Initial decision" means the recommended findings of fact, conclusions of law and disposition, based upon the evidence and arguments presented during the course of the hearing, issued by the administrative law judge, commission member, or hearing officer appointed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:12-107a and made a part of the record which is sent to the Casino Control Commission for a final decision.
N.J. Admin. Code § 1:19-2.1