Gaming operators challenge New York’s 51% sports betting tax at policy panel

A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge approved eight Native American tribes’ requests to join a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s online sports betting law. The court set a schedule for legal briefs through February and March, with oral arguments on 20 April 2027; a decision is unlikely before May. The law would allow the state to negotiate tribal agreements for online betting, but opponents argue the governor lacked authority to expand gambling this way.

Wisconsin's sports betting expansion will stay on hold for several more months after a judge let eight Native American tribes enter a legal challenge to the state's new betting law. Governor Tony Evers signed the legislation in April; it would enable the state to negotiate online sports betting agreements with tribal nations.