Evergreen Council raises IGRA concerns about Kalshi, forcing NCPG to defend partnership
The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling sent a letter to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) on September 23, raising Indian Gaming Regulatory Act concerns about Kalshi. The NCPG board president, Longmeier, defended the relationship with Kalshi the same day, affirming a neutral stance on prediction markets. The exchange of letters follows resignations at NCPG over the partnership with the regulated prediction market platform.
NCPG is the most prominent problem-gambling advocacy group in the sector, and its credibility rests on perceived independence from operators. The Evergreen letter forces NCPG to either distance itself from Kalshi or absorb reputational damage from tribal and regulatory allies. Longmeier's defense chose the latter, but resignations signal that internal staff disagree with that calculation.
For Kalshi, the partnership now carries adversarial branding it did not seek: a responsible-gambling group torn apart by its association with the platform. Other prediction markets will rethink similar nonprofit ties. The tribal gaming lobby has found a lever that works outside courts and CFTC filings. Kalshi's next move must address both the IGRA allegations and the partnership's unraveling optics, or rivals will frame its responsible-gambling credentials as borrowed and brittle.