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New Jersey appeals court returns casino smoking challenge to lower court

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A New Jersey appeals court sent a challenge to the casino exemption from the state’s indoor smoking ban back to the lower court for further proceedings. The panel upheld the denial of a preliminary injunction but vacated the dismissal and denial of a permanent injunction, finding that the trial court had not properly assessed the equal protection claim and disputed evidence; smoking can continue meanwhile.

The ruling keeps the casino smoking exemption in place for now while requiring the lower court to reconsider the challenge.

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Kalshi seeks rehearing after appeals court backs tribal injunction in California

Kalshi sought a rehearing after a federal appeals court in San Francisco backed a preliminary injunction for two federally recognised tribes. The court found the tribes would likely establish that Kalshi's contracts breached the law.

Kalshi has filed for an en banc rehearing of a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a preliminary injunction for two federally recognised tribes in California, according to a report attributed to a gaming attorney. The US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled earlier in September that the Blue Lake Rancheria and Chicken Ranch Rancheria were entitled to the injunction because they would likely show that Kalshi's contracts breached the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and the tribes' own gaming regulations.

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