Back in January the last chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission stepped down and President Donald Trump is yet to announce anyone to fill the spot. Tribal gambling generated a record $46 billion in 2025, which is almost three times more than the annual revenue in Nevada. Steven Light, an expert in tribal gambling law at University of Nevada, has a different view, saying that the lack of enforcement power will push investors away from tribal gambling and will slow down the business growth. This is a clear violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which the gaming commission needs to enforce. The leadership gap covers two administrationsIt is curious that the absence of a commission chairman actually covers two different US Presidents.