New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 2155 on 8 July, barring public colleges and universities from contractual partnerships with sports betting companies that allow advertising or promotional activity on campus. The restriction covers athletic departments, affiliated booster clubs, venues and school-sponsored media.
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bet365 has launched in Washington D.C., securing three major sports partnerships as it rolls out its offer in the district. The operator is launching with an extensive sportsbook proposition.
The NFL renewed its official sports betting partnerships with DraftKings and FanDuel on 27 August, extending both relationships beyond the 2025 season. The league said all three operators, including Fanatics Betting and Gaming, have multi-year contracts; financial terms were not disclosed. DraftKings also retains its official daily fantasy sports status, while Fanatics becomes an official online casino marketing partner.
bet365 launched in Michigan on 17 April, its 17th US state, alongside partnerships with the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. The company said a possible Massachusetts launch could follow, but the supplied text gives no details of a decision or timetable.
FanDuel and DraftKings submitted applications to the Arkansas Racing Commission to partner with casinos for a sports betting launch in Arkansas, according to the report. The applications establish a step towards entry, but the source gives no approval outcome or launch date.
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.