NCPG Report Suggests Regulatory Efforts Are Insufficient

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has published the results of a study on gambling regulation in the United States. As it turns out, many states fail to align with the council’s Internet Responsible Gambling Standards (IRGS).

The Report Highlighted Regulatory Gaps in Certain States

The report was compiled by Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, a RegTech platform created to remove the risk of non-compliance in the payments and gambling industries. The document provides a comparative analysis of gambling requirements across the US markets where mobile sports betting is legal as of June 2024.

The NCPG noted that the report cross-referenced requirements established by state laws or regulations against the IRGS.

The report sought to identify gaps in states’ current laws and regulations and provide a clear framework for making improvements to better shield consumers from harm. The document aligns with the NCPG’s overall responsible gambling efforts.

Some States Have Established More Extensive RG Rules

The NCPG acknowledged that the laws and regulations tend to put the spotlight on different aspects of gambling and urged readers to review the analysis of each state if they wish to comprehend the broader picture.

Despite that, the council noted that the report makes it evident that some states have established “more extensive responsible gambling rules” than others.

According to the report, ten states met 40 or more of the standards outlined by the IRGS. The jurisdictions in question included the following:

• Colorado
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Louisiana
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee
• Virginia

In addition, nine states met between 25 and 39 of the standards, the NCPG announced. These included the following:

• Arizona
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Vermont

Finally, the NCPG listed the eleven states, which met between 10 and 24 of the IRGS standards:

• Arkansas
• Delaware
• Florida
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• New Hampshire
• Nevada
• Rhode Island
• West Virginia
• Wyoming

The full report, which contains information for every state, is available on the NCPG’s official website.

It contains diverse information about the states’ performance in various regulatory categories, including Governance and Policy, Staff Training, Supporting Informed Decisions Making by Players, Time and Budget Management, Time-Out and Self-Exclusion, Customer Support, Marketing and Advertising, Game Play, KYC and RET.