The NFL announced an extended partnership with the National Council on Problem Gambling, with its foundation committing $6.4m over three years. The council said the funding would support the National Problem Gambling Helpline, community grants and public awareness initiatives; the renewed commitment follows an earlier three-year grant of $6.2m from October 2021.
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The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Jeff Molina and Darrick Minner for three years over betting-related rule violations linked to a November 2022 UFC fight. Deputy attorney general Matthew Feeley said Molina’s suspension is due to expire in November and Minner’s on 29 March; both fighters have been out of competition during their suspensions.
Kalshi confirmed a $2 million, two-year investment in the National Council on Problem Gambling to support its initiatives. The contribution will fund the council’s Financial Trader Health and Safety Initiative, including consumer education and awareness of warning signs of harmful behaviour. Kalshi will join the council as a Platinum-level member and enter its Leadership Circle.
The National Council on Problem Gambling appointed Charles H. Jeffers II as interim director with immediate effect, according to the report. The organisation plans to begin searching for a permanent successor in January 2027.
The National Council on Problem Gambling has appointed Charles H. Jeffers II as interim director, effective immediately. Jeffers takes over the leadership of the US organisation, which works to reduce gambling harm. The search for a permanent successor is due to begin in January 2027.
Saquon Barkley said he sold his stake in Polymarket after NFL gambling rules barred covered personnel from investing in prediction markets that trade on sports, according to a report. An NFL spokesperson said players could not invest in or endorse such companies under the policy. The league has also urged the US Supreme Court to consider whether states can apply local sports-betting rules to prediction-market contracts.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley said he sold his equity stake in prediction-market platform Polymarket after NFL rules barred him from holding it, he told Front Office Sports. Barkley said he had been an investor in Polymarket before the league's gambling policy required him to divest.
Half of US parents with children aged 6 to 17 have spoken to them about the risks of gambling, according to a National Council on Problem Gambling poll. A further 40% plan to do so and 9% do not intend to raise the subject, the NCPG said. The Harris Poll surveyed 2,020 US adults online between 6 and 8 October 2026.
Half of US parents with children aged 6 to 17 have spoken to them about the risks of gambling, according to a poll by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). A further 40% have not yet held the conversation but plan to, while 9% said they do not intend to raise the subject with their children, the NCPG said.