Nevada’s top gaming regulator is leaving the gambling world for the private sector, while also leaving a significant void during what could prove a pivotal moment for the state’s gaming industry.

On Monday, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced that A.G. Burnett would be leaving his post as chairman of the state’s Gaming Control Board (GCB) effective December 22. Burnett is leaving one year before his scheduled term is done, and no replacement has been named.

Burnett is leaving to take a job with law firm McDonald Carano, and he told the Nevada Independent he plans to focus on gaming law once his mandatory one-year ‘cooling off’ period is up. In the meantime, he’s unsure what he’ll be doing at his new gig, given that gaming is “what I know and that’s what I do.”

Burnett assumed the GCB chairman’s seat five years ago last month from outgoing chair Mark Lipparelli. Burnett said that he was proud of all the work he and his team had accomplished, but believes nearly two decades of regulating gaming is enough for anyone.