NCPG executive director Maurer resigns amid Kalshi controversy
National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) executive director Maurer has resigned, becoming the second staff departure in about a month. Four state regulators have also left the NCPG since Kalshi became a member. The gambling-addiction advocacy group is searching for a replacement but has released no timeline or details about the nature of the Kalshi-related controversy behind the exits. The departures raise questions about internal stability at the nonprofit as it navigates relationships with the emerging regulated prediction-market industry.
NCPG is losing its leadership faster than it can explain why. Maurer's exit follows Ohio casino regulators and other state regulator departures this year, stripping the group of both institutional staff and the regulatory relationships it claims to serve. For Kalshi, the partnership it bought into is now a liability: a responsible-gambling advocate visibly tearing itself apart over ties to the platform.
Rivals will frame Kalshi's credentials as borrowed from a damaged source. Other prediction markets will avoid similar nonprofit alliances rather than risk this contagion. The council's remaining staff must choose between defending the Kalshi tie and stopping the bleeding. Each new resignation makes that choice harder.