A bipartisan bill to legalize online sports betting in Wisconsin is facing opposition from high-profile companies offering online sports gambling.
The legislation would allow Wisconsinites to place a sports bet via a cell phone or computer if the server used to host the wager is physically located on the state’s federally recognized tribal lands. Currently, sports betting is only legal at tribal casinos in Wisconsin.
If the bill becomes law, Wisconsin tribes interested in offering online sports betting “would need to renegotiate” their gaming compacts with the state. And those compacts would need to be approved by the federal government, according to testimony from Sen. Howard L. Marklein, R-Spring Green.
