NCLGS Summer Meeting 2026

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

July 8, 2026

July 11, 2026

Attending the upcoming NCLGS Summer Meeting offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with the lawmakers, regulators, and industry leaders shaping the future of regulated gaming across the country. As the only organization where state legislators regularly convene to discuss gaming policy, NCLGS brings together stakeholders from more than 30 states for in-depth sessions.

The meeting provides a collaborative, public forum to explore emerging trends, regulatory challenges, and the evolving landscape of both regulated and unregulated gaming—making it an essential event for anyone involved in or impacted by the gaming industry.

NCLGS Summer Meeting 2026 Agenda

Wednesday, July 8

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration open

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. NCLGS Attendee Welcome Reception - sponsored by Brightstar

(Side Bar – 536 Market St. San Diego, CA 92101)

Thursday, July 9

7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration open

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. NCLGS Officers Meeting (Invitation Only)

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Welcome Address

9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. General Session – Prediction Markets

10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Networking Break

10:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. General Session – Sports Betting in America: Risks, Rewards, and the Road Ahead

12:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Luncheon – Keynote

1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Special Joint Committee on Casinos and Indian Gaming Sovereignty, Sports Betting & the Future of Tribal Gaming: A California Conversation

2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Pari-Mutuel Committee – The Road Ahead: Decoupling, HHR and HISA

3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Networking Break

3:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. General Session: State Attorney Generals on the Docket

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. NCLGS Cocktail Reception

Sponsored by Hard Rock International & Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

Friday, July 10

7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration open

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. 9:10 a.m. Morning Remarks

9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. NCLGS International Committee: Illegal Gambling Home and Abroad

10:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Committee on Responsible Gambling

11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Networking Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Committee on Lottery

12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. General Session

Saturday, July 11

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. NCLGS Executive Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Legislator Roundtable (open to all legislators)

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Special Committee on Taxes - Balancing Revenue, Competition, and Sustainability in Modern Gaming

9:50 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Committee on Emerging Forms of Gaming - Does Regulation Stifle Innovation? Legislative Considerations for a Rapidly Evolving Gaming Industry

10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Networking Break

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Legislator Regulator Roundtable in partnership with National Association of Gaming Regulators

NCLGS Summer Meeting Concludes

Agenda subject to change