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WI SB592

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Howard Marklein

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Excludes event and sports wagers from Wisconsin's criminal definition of "bet" when made via mobile or electronic device by a person physically located in the state
  • Requires the server or device conducting the wager to be physically located on federally recognized American Indian tribal lands
  • Wagers must be conducted pursuant to a state-tribal gaming compact under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 that was originally entered into before April 1, 1993
  • Under current law, making a bet is a Class B misdemeanor; this exemption would legalize mobile sports betting through qualifying tribal operations

Legislative Description

Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.

Last Action

Representative Behnke withdrawn as a cosponsor

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Revenue10/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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