Utah struggles with smartphone betting apps

Sport & Story Daily March 13, 2025: Utah is fighting the federal government over smartphone betting apps.

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Kelsey Middleton
March 13, 2026

Utah struggles with smartphone betting apps

March 13, 2025

Utah Battles Federal Government Over Smartphone Betting Apps
Utah has maintained one of America’s strictest anti-gambling stances for over 100 years. There are no casinos, lotteries or betting tracks allowed within state boundaries. Now, the state is facing a challenge with prediction market platforms. Utah officials have reached a conclusion that they do not want the platforms being used in the state. Kalshi has already filed a lawsuit against the state, with support from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal body overseeing financial market regulation.
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Sephora Becomes Official Partner Of F1 Academy With Natalia Granada Completing The 2026 Grid
Spanish driver Natalia Granada is joining the 2026 F1 ACADEMY grid for her rookie season. She will compete in the ‘SEPHORA operated by PREMA’ car. F1 ACADEMY announced a partnership with SEPHORA, which sees the leading global beauty retailer become an Official Partner and the Official Beauty Retail Partner of the all-female series.
Formula 1

2026 NCAA Men's Tournament Ad Sales Seeing 'Tremendous Demand'
CBS Sports and TNT Sports shared that the 2026 NCAA Men’s Tournament is “very well sold,” with more than 100 different partners integrating into the tournament. There has been a high-impact demand and growth wiht limited opportunities remaining. The top five categories for ad spend include fast food/QSR, insurance, auto, pharma, and telecom. 
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NFL reportedly exploring playing Thanksgiving Eve game during 2026 season
The NFL is looking into scheduling a game for the day before Thanksgiving, beginning with the 2026 season. This would extend a long streak of consecutive days of football. Last season, there were 49 straight days with at least one football game, which was broken the day before Thanksgiving. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told the Wall Street Journal in December that the league is also contemplating adding a second Black Friday game to the holiday weekend.
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Designer behind new Commanders stadium releases updated renderings
HKS is a Dallas-based architecture and design firm. They are in charge of the new Washington Commanders stadium. The stadium is slated for the former RFK Stadium site in D.C. The company released updated renderings of the proposed stadium. The new renderings highlight the team’s goal of “creating a neighborhood gathering place and national stage capable of hosting community programming and large-scale events beyond game days.”
WTOP

Council backs Gold Coast Arena plan
Gold Coast City Council has given the initial green light to a proposed new arena that is being envisioned as a venue for Brisbane’s staging of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A proposed public-private partnership for a 12,000-plus capacity sports and entertainment arena requires the support of councillors so contract talks on the project can “proceed to a negotiation process” with a recommended single proponent. The Queensland Government introduced new laws in May that intend to aid the process of delivering the venues and wider infrastructure needed for Brisbane’s staging of the Games.
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Iran cannot compete at World Cup, Iranian sports minister says
Iran’s sports and youth minister said it’s “not possible” for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader. Iranian Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali told state television that his country's soccer team players are not safe in the U.S. FIFA president Gianni Infantino had posted on social media overnight that U.S. President Donald Trump had assured him that Iran would be "welcome" to compete.
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UFC. Partnership Marketing Manager
The Partnership Marketing Manager serves as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned brand partners and is responsible for planning, developing, and executing integrated partnership marketing programs. While the position is based in Las Vegas at UFC headquarters, the role supports partnerships across the broader TKO portfolio, including UFC, WWE, PBR, On Location, and IMG. Apply Now.

MLS League Office. Director, Apple Partnership
We are looking for a Director, Apple Partnership to continue advancing and evolving our strategic partnership with Apple. This person will lead a matrixed team of internal and external constituents to achieve goals and objectives. Apply Now.

MADE Hoops. Account Executive
We are seeking a passionate brand partnerships sales account executive who can deliver and execute on new partnerships and elevate existing partnerships to grow MADE’s world-class brand partnership portfolio. The brand partnership account executive will lead project delivery across strategy, activation, and brand storytelling, and will collaborate closely with other MADE departments to deliver MADE’s white glove, world-class experience to our Brand Partners. Apply Now.

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College Basketball Regular Season Finishes With Record Viewership
Both men’s and women’s college basketball are on a rating hot streak. CBS had the highest viewership, drawing an average of 1.42 million viewers on its 30 men’s basketball broadcasts. The total is up 10% from last season and is the most-watched regular season for the network in seven years. Fox reported its most-watched men’s basketball regular season ever, surpassing 2022–23.
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