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Nigerian state regulators oppose Central Gaming Bill 2025

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Nigeria’s Federation of State Gaming Regulators opposed the Central Gaming Bill 2025, which the National Assembly is considering to establish federal regulation of gaming and lotteries. The federation said the proposal conflicts with a 2024 Supreme Court judgment affirming state governments’ exclusive authority over the sectors and warned that pursuing the bill could trigger another constitutional dispute.

The bill could alter the allocation of gaming and lottery regulatory powers between Nigeria’s federal and state governments.

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Regulators and gaming executives oppose prediction markets at G2E

CDC Gaming reported opposition to prediction markets from regulators and gaming executives at last week’s Global Gaming Expo. NGCB chairman Mike Dreitzer participated in a panel examining compliance, oversight and risk across casinos and prediction markets.

Regulators and gaming executives spoke against prediction markets during a panel at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) last week, according to a report of the event. The panel, titled "From Casino Floors to Prediction Markets: Comparing Compliance, Oversight, and Risk", was held at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. Mike Dreitzer, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), Daniel Wallach, founder of Wallach Legal, and Stephen Martino, senior vice president and chief compliance officer at MGM Resorts International, took part. Tres York, vice president of government affairs at the American Gaming Association (AGA), moderated.

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