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Four California tribes oppose sweepstakes gaming bill AB 831

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Four Northern California tribes protested California’s proposed Assembly Bill 831 at the State Capitol on 8 September, arguing it would restrict their online commercial opportunities. The tribes said those activities support rural communities, while bill supporters, including the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, argue sweepstakes games are unlawful and weaken tribal authority; the bill was moving through committees.

The bill’s progress could affect tribes’ access to online commercial partnerships and the regulation of sweepstakes gaming in California.

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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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