Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a bill allowing online sports betting under a model reserved for the state’s 11 tribes. The tribes supported the measure in a letter, and mobile betting can begin after they renegotiate their compacts with the state; bets must be processed by servers on tribal land.
Tribal operators can pursue mobile sports betting once compact renegotiations are complete.
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Wisconsin’s legislature passed a bill on 17 March 2026 to allow statewide mobile sports betting under a tribal-controlled model, according to reports. The proposal reserves operating rights to federally recognised tribes, permits commercial partnerships and would require sportsbook partners to pay their affiliated tribe up to 60% of revenue. The bill still required the governor’s signature, according to the source.
Wisconsin’s State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 601, which would allow online and mobile sports bets processed through servers on tribal land. The bill now goes to the Senate, and any changes to tribal gaming compacts would also require federal review before wagering could launch.
Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing a bill that would reserve mobile sports betting to Native American tribes. If approved, tribes could extend existing retail sportsbook operations statewide through changes to gaming compacts, while commercial operators would be excluded from direct online licences; opposition includes the Wisconsin Catholic Conference.
Wisconsin lawmakers withdrew a bill to expand online sports betting statewide from a planned Assembly vote on 19 November, with consideration expected to resume in January. The proposal would give tribes 60% of revenue under a hub-and-spoke model; the Sports Betting Alliance opposes that provision, while the Indian Gaming Association has backed the tribes’ effort.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the state’s 11 tribes met in Madison on 1 June to discuss new sports betting compacts, continuing negotiations after the state passed a law allowing mobile and electronic bets. Evers spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said the talks would require many conversations; the Bureau of Indian Affairs must approve any agreed compacts.