Problem gambling orgs join Nevada legal fight against prediction markets

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 1,371

Last Updated: 4 months ago


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Nevada’s leading authorities in preventing and treating problem gambling are joining state regulators and the casino industry to combat prediction markets, which, they contend, threaten to cut into the action of Nevada’s gambling enterprises and worsen the nation’s addiction to betting, especially on sports.

In less than a decade, legal sports betting, with the help of a U,S. Supreme Court ruling and the omnipresent smart phone, has morphed from a Nevada-centric novelty to …

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