National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) 2027 Summer Meeting

NCLGS (National Council of Legislators from Gaming States) has scheduled its 2027 Summer Meeting for 14 to 17 July 2027 at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, 900 Packer Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the two meetings the council holds each year, and it follows the winter meeting in Savannah, Georgia, in December 2026. Unlike the Savannah meeting, it is hosted at a casino resort. NCLGS describes itself as the only organisation of state lawmakers that meets regularly to discuss gambling policy. Its members chair or sit on the legislative committees responsible for gaming in their states, and the group says it takes no side for or against gambling, focusing instead on how the industry is regulated. Programmes are built around panels meant to present opposing views. Spectrum Gaming Group serves as the council's executive director. Very little about the Philadelphia meeting is public yet. As of 31 October 2026 the event page on the NCLGS website listed only the dates and the venue address. Its agenda and sponsor tabs had no content, and no speaker had been named. Registration fees and hotel booking details for 2027 had not been posted either. The dates run from a Wednesday to a Saturday, the same span as the 2026 winter meeting, but no timetable has been published. Some practical points apply to every meeting. Legislators from states that pay the $5,000 annual contributing membership can apply for scholarships that cover registration and include a travel stipend, on a first come, first served basis. Tribal, state and local officials who are not legislators can attend at a discounted government rate, and the council says its conferences are open to anyone with an interest in gambling policy. For affiliates the relevance is indirect. NCLGS meetings are where state lawmakers compare notes on online casino, sports betting and newer products before writing bills, so they offer an early view of where US markets may open or tighten. Topics on the Savannah agenda, such as prediction markets and sweepstakes, could return in July, but the 2027 subjects have not been announced.