As the nation’s first legal, pay-to-play poker Web site embarks on a 30-day trial period, players from every state and Europe are logging on, even as casino companies, tech developers, regulators and lawmakers alike examine the technology for strengths and flaws.

Over the past 15 years, I have enjoyed working alongside Korea’s government, academic and industry leaders in an effort to identify and apply “best practices” to the domestic gaming industry. Throughout this process, I have found my Korean colleagues to be exceedingly thoughtful in pursuing this process, which leads, of course, to admirable outcomes.