Indian Gaming Association (IGA) Executive Director Jason Giles said Wednesday that the possibility of a federal government shutdown won’t be good for gaming or Indian Country. On the latest episode of the New Normal webinar, Giles said that less government oversight could potentially create an opportunity for daily fantasy, prediction market, and sweepstakes operators, all of which currently operate in many jurisdictions without state oversight.
Giles said he believes the Trump Administration won’t seat new chairs for the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which oversees prediction markets, until after the new year. So far, there is no nominee to head up the NIGC, and CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz has fallen out of favor, and new names are being bandied about.
