Nevada
Problem gambling orgs join Nevada legal fight against prediction markets
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 a ubiquitous national pastime, with a slew of harmful side effects.
Nevada, once the only player in the legal sports betting game, has been relegated to the minor leagues in terms of revenue generated.
The American Gaming Association projects wagering on the 2026 NCAA tournament, excluding prediction market betting, which has not been officially estimated, will reach $3.3 billion, up 54% in the last three years.
Nevada’s 2025 March Madness betting was estimated at $466 million.
ESPN reports bettors wagered $1.9 billion on college basketball games in February on Kalshi alone.
In late December, the Financial Times reported trading volume on sports bets on Kalshi since its inception reached $16.8 billion, compared with $4.9 billion on other topics. By comparison, Nevada’s sports betting handle for 2025 was $8 billion, down 9% from the previous year.
Prediction platforms, critics argue, threaten to upend Nevada’s nearly 100-year history of profitable, regulated gambling.
Two betting sites, Kalshi and Crypto.com, are wrangling with Nevada gaming regulators and the Nevada Resort Association in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The platforms are challenging the constitutionality of state law, which requires that gambling enterprises have a state gaming license.
The Ninth Circuit last week denied Kalshi’s emergency motion to stop Nevada from enforcing its regulations pending the outcome of the appeal, according to Nevada Current. The ruling allowed Nevada to obtain a temporary injunction in state court prohibiting Kalshi from taking bets from gamblers in Nevada, at least until an April 3 hearing.
The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, which specializes in prevention, and The Dr. Robert Hunter International Problem Gambling Center, a leading treatment center, filed amici, or ‘friend of the court’ briefs in the Ninth Circuit case, where a hearing is scheduled for April 16.
“Kalshi and similar prediction markets are the newest craze in sports betting and have exploded into the cultural zeitgeist,” the NCPG’s brief asserts.
The council rejects the argument that prediction platforms engage in commodity trades. “If it behaves like gambling, it should carry the same guardrails, accountability, and public health obligations — otherwise you create a parallel market with fewer protections and higher risk,” says NCPG’s Executive Director Trey Delap.
Chief among Delap’s concerns is the speed at which prediction platform gambling moves.
“It eliminates ‘friction’ — virtually eliminating any sort of time delay in accessing money and breaks in play,” Delay, a recovering problem gambler, said Thursday. “These breaks allow for a moment of awareness where one may judge the impact of their play.”
State regulators argue Kalshi is subject to Nevada law when taking bets in Nevada. Kalshi and others contend their federal regulatory status under the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission exempts them from state oversight.
The CFTC “does not propound or enforce gaming regulations, especially those related to preventing and addressing problem gambling,” NCPG’s brief argues. “To allow Kalshi’s sports betting to be regulated only by the CFTC is effectively to allow it to be unregulated with regard to problem gambling risk.”
The CFTC recognizes its regulatory limitations, the brief notes, citing a 2024 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would have prohibited betting on political and sporting events.
Commission regulations, the proposed rule said, are “focused on regulating financial instruments and markets, and do not include provisions aimed at protecting gambling specific risks and concerns inherent to gambling. …Gambling is a rapidly evolving field, and the Commission does not believe that it has the statutory mandate nor specialized experience to oversee it.”
The proposed rule was withdrawn in January.
“Nevada’s model works because of proximity — regulators, operators, and support systems are integrated,” says Delap. “Removing that structure weakens protections for consumers.”
Unlike casinos or sportsbooks “where the gambling nature of the activity is explicit — Kalshi downplays or omits warnings related to addiction, loss of control, or financial harm,” NCPG argues in its filing. “Instead, Kalshi famously portrays itself as intellectually rigorous, socially valuable, and skill based.”
The filing contends that “Kalshi’s slick, easy to use platform mimics traditional gambling, meaning that the risk associated with the use of the platform is high.” Without safeguards, it asserts, “the use of Kalshi in the state of Nevada is a public health crisis waiting to happen.”
Nevada gambling regulation for in-person and on-line wagering includes a number of safeguards, including age and identity verification, advertising standards, mechanisms for self-exclusion from play, and funding for problem gambling programs. Online operators are responsible for additional measures, including limits on deposits, bet amounts, and time playing.
“These safeguards do not eliminate all risk. They manage it,” says the NPGC’s brief.
Almost half of digital sports betting ads viewed in the U.S. this year are from prediction market platforms, which are not subject to responsible gambling advertising requirements that apply to state and tribal gambling operations.
Kalshi is the most visible sports betting advertiser in the U.S., with about 5.2 billion digital ad impressions this year, according to research from the American Gaming Association. The second most prolific advertiser, Fan Duel, generated 2.9 billion impressions.
In January and February, nearly half of digital sports betting ads in the U.S. were for prediction platforms, and did not include responsible gaming messaging, as required by states.
In addition to lacking safeguards, the brief notes a dearth of national policy dialogue amid the explosion of betting on prediction platforms.
Gambling disorder, it notes, is “a clinical condition that can be diagnosed in individuals. Public health policy, by contrast, focuses on population-level exposure, accessibility, and environmental risk.” Public health policy examines not only “who develops a disorder, but how many people are exposed to risk, how frequently, and under what safeguards.”
“Increased access, speed, and normalization of wagering-like products are associated with higher risk of harm at the population level,” says Delap of the NCPG.
Strange bedfellows?
Critics of the multi-state effort to rein in prediction platforms blame anticompetitive state and tribal licensees, some of which have been known to stray outside the regulatory boundaries they now seek to impose on the platforms.
Consumer protection, prediction market advocates argue, is a priority for licensees only when faced with a new form of competition, such as tribal or internet gambling.
“This isn’t about protecting consumers,” Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour wrote on X this week of the effort to ban sports betting on prediction platforms. “It’s about protecting monopolies.”
An analysis by the National Council on Problem Gambling found that on average, states with legal gambling met only 32 of its 82 recommended player protection standards. Nevada aligned with 24 of the NCPG’s standards, landing it in the bottom tier of compliance with ten other states.
A University of Nevada Las Vegas Institute of Gaming study published last year found 15% of Nevada adults are defined as problem gamblers, meaning they’ve experienced harm from their gambling “many times” in the last year. The national average is 2%, according to the National Council.
Yet, the state’s commitment to adequately funding problem gambling prevention and treatment has long been lacking.
Problem gambling organizations in Nevada have historically declined to opine on whether betting is inherently good or bad. Their prevention and treatment efforts are often supported by casinos, financially and in other ways, such as making promotional material about problem gambling accessible to gamblers.
Delap contends the council’s brief does not signal alliance with the gaming industry.
“In informing the court on the public risk and harm, our position would be the same regardless of gaming’s position,” he said, adding that “since the harm of problem gambling is felt at the community and state level, we should have authority to protect the public.”
The Arbor View boys volleyball team has embodied the mindset that it would take the efforts of all 16 players to win the school its first boys volleyball title.
It proved to be the case on Wednesday night against rival Centennial in the Class 5A state championship match, and the Aggies’ efforts all season showed up in the biggest game of the season.
No. 3-seeded Arbor View claimed its first boys volleyball title with a 25-20, 25-27, 25-19, 25-19 victory over top-seeded Centennial at Sunrise Mountain.
“It feels amazing. The boys have worked hard, I don’t even know if I could put it into words,” Arbor View coach Nicole Adarme said. “Our big goal was to stay calm and collected the entire time. I just wanted to reflect that for them.”
Arbor View (28-13-1) let its emotions out after the final point on an Owen Wenger kill. The Aggies huddled and jumped for joy, helped carry injured teammate Gunnar Robinson off the bench, and eventually moved the celebration into the stands with a sea of red from the Arbor View student section.
“It feels absolutely great,” junior middle blocker/outside hitter Risden Miller said. “We trust each other so much. We’re best friends in and out of volleyball, and that really helps us on the court with just competing as a team.”
Even though the two team’s previous meeting on April 14 was a three-set win in league play by Centennial (32-6), Adarme said she knew the fourth meeting of the season for the two northwest rivals wasn’t going to be a sweep on either side.
Arbor View won a back-and-forth first set on a kill from Miller. Then it looked like the Aggies were going to win a close second set, but Centennial got a point for Arbor View being out of rotation, and the Bulldogs won four of the last five points to even the match score to one set apiece.
“That’s the traditional thing (when we play) Centennial (to play long matches), so for us, we just treated it like another set,” Adarme said. “We knew they were going to fight, so how do we respond to that? Our constant conversation was responding to the negative and moving forward in a positive direction.”
Arbor View scored six straight points in the third set to take a 20-15 lead, and the Aggies never let up to get to the fourth set with a chance to win the title. The Aggies took advantage of several Centennial errors to take the lead in the third set on their way to the title.
“We took three deep breaths and reset and recollected ourselves as a team,” Miller said of closing out the final two sets. “That’s just completely huge for rebounding from a lost set.
“For me, personally, just looking at all my best friends on the court, that truly calms me down and I know it calms them down as well.”
Miller recorded 18 kills and Wenger was key at the net with eight kills and eight blocks. The Aggies also got contributions from Graham Blanchard, Kenyon Wickliffe and Robinson before he went down with a lower left leg injury in the fourth set.
Lincoln Larson led Centennial with 19 kills. It’s the first boys volleyball state title for Arbor View and first appearance in the title game after the program reached the state semifinals four previous times.
“We can’t (win) with six, we have to do it with all 16,” Adarme said. “We’ve been training all of them to be ready for big moments and it was an amazing moment for Cooper (Ball, coming in for an injured Robinson) to be able to come in for us.
“We just had to know we couldn’t be outside of ourselves. Where we fell short in the past was trying to be more instead of focusing on what our role is and what our job is.”
Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An 81-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed on an eastbound 215 flyover ramp Saturday evening, Nevada State Police say.
The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the crash at approximately 5:16 p.m. on the eastbound 215 to I-11 northbound flyover on-ramp in Clark County.
According to NHP, a black 2018 Triumph Bonneville T120 motorcycle was traveling eastbound on the flyover ramp in the number one travel lane.
The rider failed to negotiate a curve and traveled right, entering the shoulder and striking a concrete traffic barrier. The motorcycle overturned and the rider was ejected.
William Keith Kolb was transported from the scene to a local area hospital in critical condition and later died that evening from injuries sustained in the crash, police say.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Southern Command has investigated 26 fatal crashes resulting in 29 fatalities so far this year.
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As part of the ongoing America250 commemoration, the Nevada State Museum, Carson City will celebrate the grand opening of its newest exhibition, “RIVETING AMERICA: Bringing Together Fabrication, Fashion, and People,” on Thursday, May 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m., featuring a special guest presentation by Tracey Panek, historian and director of archives for Levi Strauss & Co.
Located in the “Our Nevada Stories” gallery, the new exhibition explores how everyday objects and the people who used them helped shape Nevada and the American West, highlighting the innovation, resilience, and labor that built industries ranging from mining and ranching to farming and manufacturing. Through artifacts and historic objects, the exhibition examines the untold stories behind the tools, technologies, and working hands that contributed to Nevada’s development and America’s industrial growth.
Panek, who oversees the archives at Levi Strauss & Co. headquarters in San Francisco, is widely recognized for her work preserving and interpreting the nearly 175-year history of one of America’s most iconic heritage brands. During the opening event, she will discuss the importance of corporate archives, the cultural evolution of denim, and the enduring influence of Levi Strauss & Co. on American identity and fashion.
As historian for Levi Strauss & Co., Panek manages the company’s archives as a key corporate asset, supporting designers, executives, and brand teams while also acquiring rare vintage Levi’s garments and historical artifacts. She is also a contributor to the company’s “Unzipped” blog and narrator of the “From the Levi’s Archives” video series across YouTube and TikTok.
“RIVETING AMERICA reflects the stories of the workers, makers and innovators who helped build Nevada and shape the American experience,” said Jen Roger (roh-JAY), Director of Nevada State Museum, Carson City. “As we commemorate America250, this exhibition offers an opportunity to reflect on the ingenuity, resilience, and craftsmanship that helped define both our state and our nation. Having Tracey Panek join us for the exhibit opening brings an exciting and culturally relevant perspective to those conversations, particularly through the lens of a brand like Levi Strauss & Co., which remains deeply connected to American history while continuing to evolve with modern culture.”
The exhibition highlights how objects left behind by past generations provide tangible evidence of Nevada’s history, from Indigenous basket weaving and agriculture to mining, ranching, and industrial labor. Each artifact featured throughout the exhibit reflects themes of creativity, resilience, and hard work that continue to define both Nevada and the broader American story.
The grand opening event is open to the public and is complimentary to attend with museum admission. Additional information about the exhibition is available on the Nevada State Museum, Carson City website.
About Nevada State Museum, Carson City
Located in downtown Carson City inside the historic former U.S. Mint building, the Nevada State Museum brings the story of the Silver State to life through immersive exhibits, historic artifacts, and hands-on experiences. It is located at 600 N. Carson Street in Carson City and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.carsonnvmuseum.org.
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