The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) said its 2024 NGAGE 3.0 survey found 8% of US adults reported potentially harmful gambling behaviours many times, down from 11% in 2021. The nationally representative survey covered more than 3,000 respondents and used the same criteria as the 2018 and 2021 studies.
The findings give operators and regulators updated national measures of reported gambling risk and participation.
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Kalshi said its sports event contracts should not be treated as traditional sports bets, arguing that users trade against one another through an order book while the platform earns transaction fees. The company favours federal oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while states challenging its activity argue that the contracts fall under state gambling laws.
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.
The National Council on Problem Gambling urged Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board to require time and spending limits by default for new online gambling accounts, according to its letter to the board. The limits would be disableable by players; the proposed state rules remain under review and have not been finalised.
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.