Predict 2026 Cites Nevada Pressure for NYC Move: Regulator Denies Role

TLDR

• Predict 2026 moved its conference to New York and blamed regulatory pressure in Nevada.
• The Nevada Gaming Control Board said it did not direct or pressure any venue to cancel or decline events.
• The regulator said gaming licensees must follow all laws and avoid conduct that could harm Nevada’s gaming industry.
• The Prediction Conference held an earlier Las Vegas event at a hotel that did not operate a casino.
• The Prediction Conference founder said the event will return to Las Vegas in November at an off-strip venue.

Predict 2026 moved its event to New York and blamed Nevada regulatory pressure. The Nevada Gaming Control Board denied any involvement. The dispute now centers on what venues believed regulators wanted.

Predict 2026 cites Nevada Gaming Control Board pressure

Predict 2026 said it left Las Vegas for its annual conference after pressure from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The group did not name a venue.

A board spokesperson told CoinDesk the agency did not pressure any licensee or venue. The spokesperson said, “We did not ask anyone to cancel”.

The spokesperson also said the board did not direct hosts to decline any conference. The agency said some reports suggested that claim.

The spokesperson said licensees must follow laws and avoid conduct that harms Nevada gaming. The spokesperson said hosts must prevent events that bring discredit.

Predict 2026 did not publish emails, letters, or contracts tied to the move. CoinDesk reported the reason based on organizer comments.

Nevada has pursued legal action against parts of the prediction market sector. Therefore, organizers have adjusted locations and formats.

Nevada officials did not link their statement to Predict 2026 by name. Still, they said licensees must protect the industry’s reputation.

State regulators also face criticism from industry groups over conference access. Yet, the board repeated that it did not target events.

Polymarket traders meet in Las Vegas as Kalshi faces court order

Earlier this month, the Prediction Conference brought Polymarket traders and other stakeholders to Las Vegas for a two-day program. However, it met at a hotel without a casino.

Founder Ish Milly told CoinDesk the event drew several stakeholders and ran smoothly. He said the next edition will return in November.

Milly said, “We will host a second edition in November in Las Vegas”. He said, “Our venue is off the strip”.

He also said the hotel does not operate a casino. As a result, the conference avoided casino licensing concerns.

Nevada remains in a court fight this year over sports-linked prediction market contracts. In April, a judge extended an in-state ban on Kalshi after state enforcement filings.

The judge said Kalshi contracts looked “indistinguishable” from gambling under state law. The order kept the ban in place.

CFTC chair Michael Selig told Axios, “Sports betting and prediction markets are two separate things”. He said the CFTC works with leagues on surveillance and integrity.

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