The investigation into alleged profit skimming at San Jose cardroom Casino M8trix appears to have prompted the resignation of an executive director at the California Gambling Control Commission.

On Thursday, Commission executive director Tina Littleton (pictured) announced she would be stepping down at the end of this month. Littleton, who has held the director role for the past four years, released a statement on Friday saying she was “ready to pursue other opportunities.” However, Litleton plans to stay on with the Commission as a staff services manager.

Littleton is in a common-law relationship with James Parker, a former state Department of Justice special agent. Parker has been accused of sharing information on the profit skimming investigation with Robert Lytle, the former head of the state’s Bureau of Gambling Control (BGC). Parker was also a former employee of Lytle’s gaming consulting firm.

Lytle has been accused of ordering BGC employees to curtail their investigations into alleged shenanigans at Casino M8trix when it was still known as Garden City Casino. Lytle became Garden City’s compliance officer mere days after resigning from the BGC in 2007.