While the Washington Commanders traveled to the “Big Easy” to take on the New Orleans Saints over the weekend, the gambling industry’s focus was split between both Louisiana’s largest city and the nation’s capital.
On a mild weekend along the Gulf Coast, a host of state legislators, regulators, sportsbook executives, and lobbyists convened at Caesars New Orleans for a major gaming conference, the 2024 National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Meeting. The four-day event concluded on Sunday morning, hours before the contending Commanders beat the Saints.
At least one industry insider who spoke at the NCLGS event promptly headed to Washington, D.C., for the first federal sports betting hearing in six years.