The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has appointed Charles H. Jeffers II as interim director, according to the report.
The interim appointment changes the leadership of a gambling-harm organisation relevant to industry stakeholders.
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The NGCB recommended ending mandatory promotion of the National Council on Problem Gambling in Nevada licensees’ materials. The proposal would require resources from the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling or another entity approved by the board, subject to Nevada Gaming Commission approval.
Nevada's gaming regulator has put forward a change to state rules that would delete every mention of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). The proposal targets Regulation 5.170, the provision covering problem gambling signage and materials at cash machines and casino cages. The amendment is not yet in force, since the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has to give it formal approval first.
Reportedly, the NGCB has given preliminary approval to a proposed amendment removing references to the National Council on Problem Gambling from a Nevada gaming regulation. The proposal follows the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling’s decision roughly two months earlier to end ties with the national organisation over its Kalshi partnership.
A revision to Regulation 5.170(2) received initial approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). Under the change, the regulation would no longer mention the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), and problem-gambling help information would point to a Nevada nonprofit organisation instead. The NGCB approved the revision during a Wednesday workshop, and it formed part of 12 pages of proposed regulatory changes and removals of outdated regulations. The Nevada Gaming Commission is due to take up the proposals on 22 October.
It was reported that Nevada’s problem gambling council decided to end its affiliation with NCPG. The decision followed the national organisation’s partnership with Kalshi, whose event contracts face a dispute with Nevada authorities.
It was reported that NCPG broadly supported PGCB proposals covering advertising and interactive gambling safeguards. It opposed reducing the required size of billboard assistance messages, while backing mandatory session notifications; the proposals are not final.
It was reported that NCPG defended its partnership with Kalshi. The council had made Kalshi the first member of its Financial Services & Trading category and described prediction markets as gambling-like platforms.