Tyler Burtis served more than 20 years with the California Department of Justice, with many of those years dedicated to the Bureau of Gambling Control and working on federal task forces. Tyler honorably retired as the Special Agent in Charge of the Compliance and Enforcement Section for Southern California, which is comprised of the highest density of Tribal Casinos and the largest Card Rooms in the United States.

Tyler worked with John Kucera on the High Intensity Financial Crime Area (HIFCA) Task Force out of the Los Angeles US Attorneys Office (CDCA), where they led several different casino, financial crime, illegal bookmaking, and money laundering investigations, including several Card Room cases throughout California and the early stages of the cases that led to the MGM and Wynn financial settlements, with Jeff Mitchell and Dan Silva.

In addition to investigations, Tyler has taught, designed, and obtained certifications for courses throughout the United States and internationally on investigations, money laundering, white collar crime, and leadership. He most recently collaborated on the design of the International Gaming Investigations Course for UNLV- International Center for Gaming Regulation. Tyler earned a Master's degree from Saint Mary's College of California, and is board certified by ASIS as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), ACFCS - Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS), and is a Certified Economic Crime Forensic Examiner through the National White Collar Crime Center Board of Directors.

Tyler consults and teaches for Tribes and Tribal Gaming Commissions across the Nation.