The National Indian Gaming Commission announced Sharon M. Avery’s appointment as acting chair, effective 15 May 2024. Avery will remain an associate commissioner until a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed chair takes office, and has the statutory authority to lead the agency in the interim.
Avery’s interim appointment determines who leads federal oversight of tribal gaming facilities.
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair Jordan Maynard is due to testify before a US House subcommittee on 11 November 2026 about efforts to protect young people from sports-wagering risks. He is expected to discuss Massachusetts’ age restriction, advertising rules, limits on college-sports wagers and the commission’s youth-focused programmes; the hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. ET in Washington, DC.
Governor Maura Healey named Jordan Maynard chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on 28 October 2024. Maynard had served as interim chair since March 2024 and joined the commission in 2022, according to the commission’s profile.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair Jordan Maynard said prediction-market platforms may allow users under 21 to trade event contracts. Maynard raised concerns about age verification and the lack of responsible-gambling tools, while operators maintain that their CFTC-regulated products are trading rather than gambling.
Ainsworth said Harald Neumann resigned as chief executive with immediate effect, and appointed chief operating officer Ryan Comstock as acting CEO. The company said it will search for a permanent replacement, considering internal and external candidates, after Nevada’s gaming regulator recommended that Neumann withdraw his licence-renewal application.
Acting CFTC chair Caroline D. Pham announced a planned roundtable to gather views on the regulator’s approach to prediction markets, including sports-related event contracts. It will follow a 45-day review of sports-event contracts offered by several companies, including Robinhood and Crypto.com.