The former head of a California gaming regulatory body has agreed to surrender his card room licenses and pay a hefty fine to resolve allegations that he abused his connections to benefit a consulting client.

Over the weekend, California gaming scribe Dave Palermo reported that Robert Lytle (pictured) had reached a deal with state prosecutors on May 2 to surrender his gaming license and pay a fine of $75k or 15% of the proceeds from selling his stake in two Sacramento card rooms, whichever amount is higher.

In December 2014, California attorney general Kamala Harris accused Lyle of a variety of shenanigans, including improperly obtaining information regarding a probe into alleged profit skimming at San Jose card room Casino M8trix.

Lyltle, who in 2007 retired as head of an enforcement body that was subsequently absorbed into the Bureau of Gambling Control (BGC), took a job as compliance officer with M8trix parent company Garden City Casino just one day following his resignation.