While New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck has been known for a number of years as perhaps the most preeminent regulator in the U.S., he says he was a “novice” in terms of the gaming industry when he first took the job way back in 2010.

Fortunately for Rebuck, he got started just ahead of the technological explosion that would revolutionize what it means to be a regulator.

Speaking last week on the National Association of Administrators for Disordered Gambling Services (NAADGS) podcast, Rebuck told host and prominent responsible gambling consultant Brianne Doura-Schawohl that when he began his new role, the lone focus for gaming enforcement employees was on “brick-and-mortar” casinos — all of which in New Jersey are located in Atlantic City.