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WA HB2205

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sharlett Mena

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands wagering on collegiate sports by removing the prohibition on betting on games involving Washington state institutions, while still prohibiting bets on individual performance of athletes enrolled at Washington schools
  • Allows sports wagers to be placed and accepted at any tribal gaming facility in the state, rather than requiring the bettor to be physically present at the specific tribe's facility where the wager is accepted
  • Authorizes tribes to conduct sports wagering on "Indian lands" broadly, expanding from the previous language limiting operations to a tribe's own lands
  • Maintains exclusive tribal control of sports wagering through Class III gaming compacts under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
  • May be cited as the "sports wagering integrity act"

Legislative Description

Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry.

Last Action

House Rules "X" file.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2026
State Government & Tribal Relations1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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