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WI AB572

Bill

Status

Enrolled

1/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Alex Dallman

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Wisconsin statute 563.03(1m) to clarify that games using free cards and donated prizes where participants pay no consideration are excluded from the legal definition of "bingo"

  • Specifies that a game remains outside the bingo definition even if the host or sponsor pays consideration to another person for prizes, supplies, equipment, or logistical support

  • Maintains the existing definition of regulated bingo as a game of chance using 75 numbered objects, cards with 5x5 grids (numbers 1-75 plus a free center space), and predetermined winning arrangements

  • Effectively exempts free-to-play bingo games with donated prizes from bingo licensing and regulatory requirements under Chapter 563

Legislative Description

The definition of bingo.

Last Action

Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026

1/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Organization1/20/2026
Rules1/14/2026
State Affairs10/24/2025

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