Here’s How Wisconsin Will Launch Online Sports Betting

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . Wisconsin lawmakers have now passed legislation that would authorize statewide online sports betting, but the finished product, if approved by the governor, will look a bit different from what other states have done.

Key Takeaways Lawmakers passed a bill to legalize statewide mobile sports betting, expanding existing tribal-run wagering beyond casino and tribal lands. The system would put Native American tribes in full control of online betting, allowing residents to place bets from home through tribal-operated apps. A required revenue structure favoring tribes could keep major national sportsbooks out of the market, potentially limiting competition and consumer options.

To start, the bill approved yesterday by a majority of Wisconsin state senators, A. B. 601, would put Wisconsin’s Native American tribes squarely in charge of online sports betting.

It would be through them that mobile wagering is offered, which is also how legal Wisconsin sports betting has been offered at all thus far. You can legally wager on sports while at Native American casinos or using certain apps while on tribal lands. There is, for example, an Oneida Sportsbook app you can use to bet on Oneida Nation lands.