Overview
- The bill would allow mobile wagering only when bets are processed on servers located on tribal land, tying online gambling to tribal compacts.
- Assembly leaders pulled Wednesday’s planned vote after conservative pushback and reported objections from several Republicans reduced majority-party support below an internal threshold.
- National sportsbook firms and the Sports Betting Alliance opposed the economics, saying a structure that could require paying at least 60% of revenue to tribes is not feasible.
- Backers include bipartisan sponsors, multiple tribes and the Milwaukee Brewers, and Gov. Tony Evers has indicated he would likely sign a version that preserves tribal control, while the Green Bay Packers clarified they do not back the bill and urged added player-safety safeguards.
- Supporters warn that federally regulated prediction markets could fill the gap without state revenue or oversight, and the Ho-Chunk Nation has sued Kalshi over operating in Wisconsin.