Nevada Problem Gambling Council Leaves National Problem Gambling Group Over Kalshi

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The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is ending a longstanding affiliation with the National Council on Problem Gambling later this month over concerns relating to Kalshi and prediction market gambling.

Nevada Council Says Missions No Longer Align

The NCPG’s decision to cut ties with the national organization comes after months of disagreement over the latter’s relationship with Kalshi. The NCPG has been an affiliate of the national council since 1984. In May 2026, Kalshi became the first member of the national council’s new Financial Services & Trading category after making a $2 million investment.

Trey Delap, executive director of the NCPG, said the group initially sought to pause its membership in June while the organizations discussed their differences. The Nevada council ultimately decided to leave when the two sides couldn’t come to an amicable agreement.

Delap later told the Nevada Current the dispute reflects more than a disagreement over Kalshi but a fundamental opposition to prediction market operators.

“After months of discussion, we’ve concluded that this is not simply a disagreement about one company,” said Delap. “It reflects a fundamental difference in how we believe a problem gambling organization should respond to emerging gambling risks.”

Kalshi Partnership Drives The Dispute

Tensions between the state and national councils have escalated since the latter partnered with Kalshi, especially with the prediction market operator facing legal challenges from Nevada regulators.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has argued that Kalshi’s event contracts fall under state gambling regulation. In July, Kalshi agreed to geofence select prediction contracts within the state, including sports and politics, following a regulatory settlement with the NGCB. The NCPG supported the state’s position by filing friend-of-the-court briefs in the case. 

Delap has also raised concerns about describing activity on prediction markets as “trading” or taking “positions.” He contends that the activity can carry gambling-related risks regardless of how it’s classified or which regulator oversees it.

Other Organizations Raise Similar Concerns

Nevada isn’t the first organization to distance itself from the national council over Kalshi. The Michigan Gaming Control Board withdrew its membership in July. The Evergreen Council, a problem gambling organization based in Washington state, has also criticized the national organization’s willingness to partner with Kalshi.

Delap said gaming stakeholders, treatment providers, regulators, and other state councils are discussing whether to withdraw or redirect their support. The dispute comes as Nevada online casinos and other forms of digital gambling continue to evolve alongside emerging products such as prediction markets.