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type: entity
entity_type: organization
name: Nevada Gaming Control Board
domain: internet-finance
secondary_domains: [grand-strategy]
status: active
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Nevada Gaming Control Board

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is the state regulatory agency overseeing gambling operations in Nevada. In late January 2026, the Board sued Polymarket to halt sports-related prediction contracts, arguing they constitute unlicensed gambling under state jurisdiction.

## Timeline

- **2026-01-XX** — Sued [[polymarket]] to halt sports-related prediction contracts, creating federal-vs-state jurisdictional conflict over whether prediction markets are CFTC-regulated derivatives or state-regulated gambling

## Relationship to KB

The Nevada Gaming Control Board lawsuit represents the unresolved federal-state classification conflict for prediction markets. CFTC treats them as derivatives; states may treat them as gambling. This jurisdictional tension could fragment prediction market regulation similar to online poker's state-by-state legal landscape.