By SectorWire desk · · Updated
Heather Maurer will leave her role as chief executive of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) on 16 October. Her departure follows the organisation’s announcement of a $2m partnership with Kalshi several months earlier.
Heather Maurer’s departure changes NCPG leadership following the organisation’s announcement of a $2m partnership with Kalshi.
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The Kalshi partnership prompted Ohio’s regulator to end its NCPG relationship and drew opposition from Michigan and Nevada regulators.
Ohio’s departure makes it the third state gambling regulator confirmed to have ended National Council on Problem Gambling membership.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission maintains its NCPG relationship despite concerns about Kalshi’s organisational membership.