美国国家印第安博彰委员会（NIGC）自1月以来一直缺乏主席，导致这个监管460亿美元部落博彰产业的联邦机构无法行使关键权力[1]。该委员会已停止执法行动，最后一次执法活动发生在1月12日，即代理主席Sharon Avery任期届满之时[1]。主席空缺期间，委员会还面临无法审批新的部落博彰法律和认证管理协议等职能障碍[1]。
部落博彰行业面临多重困扰。2025年该行业创造了创纪录的460亿美元收入，是内华达州年度博彰收入的近三倍[1]。然而，监管权力的瘫痪使部落面临业务延误和监管削弱的风险。至少8个部落已对预测市场平台Kalshi和Polymarket提起诉讼[1]。爱荷华部落主席Jacob Keyes表达了失望："我们付了费用但没有得到全部价值"[1]。前委员会主席Jonodev Chaudhuri更是直言："在这个关键时刻，NIGC如同一条胳膊被绑住了"[1]。
NIGC由1988年成立的三人委员会组成，监督约250个部落政府在29个州运营的545家博彰设施[1]。特朗普政府尚未提名新主席人选填补空缺，但在4月任命了纳瓦霍民族成员Billy Kirkland为委员会助理国务卿[1]。
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), the federal regulator overseeing the tribal gambling sector, has been without a chairperson since January, leaving it unable to exercise critical enforcement and approval powers [1]. The vacancy has prevented the agency from taking enforcement actions, approving new tribal gaming regulations, and certifying management agreements for a $46 billion industry that generated record revenues in 2025—nearly three times Nevada's annual gambling income [1]. The Trump administration has not yet nominated a replacement, creating operational disruptions for tribal governments and raising concerns about regulatory weakening amid threats from online prediction markets [1].
The NIGC, established in 1988 as a three-member commission, oversees approximately 545 gaming facilities operated by roughly 250 tribal governments across 29 states [1]. The agency's last enforcement action occurred on January 12, the same day acting chair Sharon Avery's term ended [1]. In response to threats from prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, at least eight tribes have filed lawsuits against these services [1]. Jacob Keyes, president of the Ioway tribe, expressed frustration over the regulatory gap, stating: "We paid our fees but aren't getting the full value" [1]. Former NIGC chair Jonodev Chaudhuri described the situation as particularly urgent, remarking that "at this critical moment, the NIGC is like an arm tied behind its back" [1]. The Trump administration appointed Navajo Nation member Billy Kirkland as assistant secretary of state in April [1], though no nomination for the NIGC chairperson position has been announced.