NCPG Continues To Fracture With Nevada Council Exit

The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling plans to sever ties with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) over its controversial Kalshi partnership.

Nevada Council Executive Director Trey Delap told the Nevada Current that the organizations are “no longer mission-aligned,” citing concerns about gambling harm, young people, and Kalshi’s effort to characterize its wagering products as financial trading.

“Affiliation means something,” Delap said. “We cannot lend Nevada’s name and credibility to an organization when we no longer believe we’re aligned on a fundamental consumer-protection issue.”

The NCPG, based out of Washington, D.C., is the nation’s largest problem gambling advocacy group. It has received funding from Kalshi, the NFL, DraftKings, FanDuel, Las Vegas Sands, and many of the country’s largest gambling interests.

Source of the Disagreement

In May, the NCPG announced that Kalshi would provide $2 million over two years for an initiative focused on “trader health and safety.” The NCPG also created a new Financial Services & Trading membership category, with Kalshi joining as its first member at the Platinum level.

The Nevada group had initially sought to pause its NCPG membership but was told that wasn’t an option, according to the Current. It will instead sever the affiliation this month.

“Our decision is based on the elevated risk of harm to young people,” Delap said.

Delap argued that Kalshi’s “positions” and “trades” have the same effect as gambling and carry similar risks of addiction and suicide. Kalshi permits customers as young as 18, while the NCPG supports a minimum gambling age of 21.

The split comes as Kalshi battles Nevada gambling regulators over whether its event contracts constitute gambling subject to state law. A Nevada court has prohibited Kalshi from offering sports, election, and entertainment contracts in the state, and Kalshi agreed last month to implement stronger geolocation controls after regulators alleged it violated that order.

More Turbulence

Nevada isn’t alone in distancing itself from the NCPG.

The Michigan Gaming Control Board withdrew its membership in July over the Kalshi relationship, while Washington-based Evergreen Council has also criticized the partnership.

In July, the State of New York filed a $36-billion lawsuit against Kalshi. New York could become another state where a local problem-gambling organization breaks with NCPG over Kalshi.

“Stakeholders including gaming, treatment, regulators, and other state councils are all having serious conversations about withdrawing or redirecting their support,” Delap said.

The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) lost its NCPG affiliate status in October 2025, but that dispute involved a legal fight over the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline.

The weakening of the NCPG could hurt chances for the passage of the POINTS Act, a bill to establish federal funding for problem gambling.

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