The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States elected Georgia legislator Al Williams as its president at a meeting in San Diego this month. Williams will lead the organisation for 2026–2027, alongside newly elected officers from West Virginia, Massachusetts, Kansas and Ohio.
The appointment sets the leadership responsible for the council’s discussions on gaming policy among US state legislators.
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey expects the US Supreme Court to rule on sports event prediction markets in 2027. He gave the forecast at the summer meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, where other state officials shared the view.
The Indian Gaming Association held its 2026 Summer Legislative Summit in Washington and urged Congress to amend the CLARITY Act to bar sports and casino-style gambling through prediction markets. The association said the changes should preserve tribal, state and federal gaming laws; California tribal leaders also said they are preparing an online sports betting initiative for a 2028 vote.
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Donald Trump is not prioritising who regulates prediction markets, according to the report. Mulvaney discussed the federal-state dispute over sports event contracts at a gaming legislators’ meeting and predicted that the US Supreme Court would ultimately decide the question.
Bingos Benidorm, S.A. registered the re-election of Joan Verges Alvarez as a director and president. Poca Rissaga, S.L. amended its corporate purpose to include operating gaming halls alongside hospitality businesses. Separately, Enjuego, S.L., which is in liquidation, was recorded as insolvent for a provisional €11,762.66.
Bingos Benidorm, S.A. has registered the re-election of Joan Verges Alvarez as a director and president of the company, according to registry filings. The company, whose registered office is in Alicante province, recorded the act under number 483254, corresponding to entry 64 of sheet A 30160, section 8.
The Balkan Gaming Federation has elected Dragan Skrbić as its first president, reportedly. The cross-border initiative was founded in Belgrade six months earlier.