Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 601 into law, allowing the state’s tribes to offer online sports betting. The law requires betting servers to be located on tribal land, and Evers said the state’s 11 tribes are negotiating on the matter.
Tribal operators can prepare for online sports betting under the newly enacted state framework.
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed legislation intended to prevent harms associated with addictive sports betting practices, reportedly on 3 June 2026. The available report does not detail the bill’s provisions or effective date.
Washington Governor Ferguson signed legislation to expand the state’s sports betting market and criminalise betting-related threats, according to the report. The available text provides no further details about the bill or its provisions.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order prohibiting state government workers from disclosing or using insider information to benefit personally through prediction markets. The order addresses prediction market contracts and betting; the report says Illinois, New York, Maryland and California have also acted against insider trading on these markets.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed four bills ratifying or amending tribal gaming compacts. The measures include extending the Agua Caliente compact through 31 December 2061, allowing up to 500 additional gambling machines, and authorising the Yurok Tribe to operate up to 349 gaming devices across as many as three venues.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2749, recognising gambling disorder as an addiction, according to the report. The law amends the Substance Use Disorder Act and allows the state Department of Human Services to develop prevention, treatment and support programmes; it provides no dedicated new funding or implementation timetable.