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Arkansas federal judge weighs Cherokee Nation casino licence dispute

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A federal judge in Arkansas is considering whether a 2024 referendum that revoked Pope County's casino authorisation was legally valid, following arguments by the Cherokee Nation and state defendants. Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. requested post-trial briefs and said he hoped to issue a decision in April; the Cherokee Nation alleges the referendum violated its constitutional rights.

The ruling will determine whether the Cherokee Nation can pursue its Pope County casino concession.

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Federal judge bars Kalshi sports contracts on suing California tribes’ lands

US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted a preliminary injunction in Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi in California on Wednesday. The order bars Kalshi from offering sports contracts on the plaintiff tribes’ lands and requires the tribes to provide boundary maps by 13 November; Kalshi must report its compliance steps within 21 days.

A San Francisco federal judge has blocked Kalshi from listing sports event contracts on land belonging to the California tribes that are suing it. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who sits in the Northern District of California, granted the tribes a preliminary injunction on Wednesday in the case Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi.

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