NCPG Prediction Markets Debate Continues Over Membership Category

NCPG prediction markets is the focus of this U.S. casino and gambling news briefing. The report is based on National Council on Problem Gambling Continues Defense of Prediction Markets Membership Subcategory, published by Casino.org News on September 23, 2026. This article keeps the source visible while adding context, terminology, and questions for readers following the wider market.

What the source report says

NCPG is defending its controversial prediction markets membership category, which was launched alongside a $2 million industry contribution NCPG President Derek Longmeier says the organization views prediction market trading as functionally similar to gambling and wants to address related harms The membership category has prompted several organizations to leave the NCPG, while others are reviewing whether to renew their memberships Share The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) remains on the defense of its controversial prediction markets membership category that the nonprofit launched earlier this year that coincided with a $2 million contribution. A screenshot of the National Council on Problem Gambling website lists an open role for a senior manager in Financial Services & Trading Initiatives. The role is funded by a $2 million grant from the prediction markets industry. (Image: Casino.org) Despite claims by the prediction market industry and its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), that trading on the swaps platforms constitutes financial investing and not gambling, the largest US-based prediction market joined the NCPG as a Platinum Member in May. The NCPG created the Financial Services & Trading membership category and launched the Financial Trader Health and Safety Initiative with the $2 million grant. Derek Longmeier, board president of the NCPG, acknowledged Tuesday (Sept. 22) the ongoing criticism. Regardless of how prediction markets are currently legally defined, NCPG believes it is functionally gambling and can expose consumers to many of the same risks and harms associated with traditional gambling,” Longmeier said. “The exposure today—in scale, in speed, and in reach to new and often young users—is unprecedented. NCPG is neutral on whether prediction markets should be legal

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