Wisconsin's Assembly Bill 601 proposes a statewide mobile sports betting system using a hub-and-spoke model, according to the report. The proposal would involve the state's 11 federally recognised tribes; the report gives no further legislative status.
The proposal could reshape how mobile sports betting is structured across Wisconsin and its tribal gaming market.
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Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann urged the state Senate to reject a mobile sports betting proposal, citing addiction concerns, effects on land-based casinos and uncertain economic benefits. Hosemann said the House-approved bill included a 25% tax cut for casinos and would not create new jobs. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar argued that residents already use illegal online betting platforms and said he expects the House effort to continue.
New York lawmakers proposed bills A10526 and S10470 to prohibit mobile sports wagers from people located on college campuses. The measures would require operators and platform providers to use geolocation technology, with colleges supplying campus boundary data to the state gaming commission. The bills did not advance to a floor vote in the 2026 regular session and would need to be reintroduced next year unless considered in a special session.
Louisiana mobile betting rose 7% to $304.2 million in May, reportedly offsetting a decline in retail wagering. The report gave no further figures for retail betting.
A Federal Reserve Bank of New York study found that counties introducing mobile sports betting saw delinquency rates rise by 0.31 percentage points from a 10.71% baseline. The study estimated a 10% increase among bettors, rising to 26% for those under 40; it also reported increases in nearby counties where betting remained illegal.
Nebraska casino operators and sports wagering companies are backing two petitions to put mobile sports betting before voters in 2026, according to Warhorse Casino chief executive Lance Morgan. Organisers are seeking 300,000 signatures, and the petitions must be submitted in July; Morgan said the campaign aims to meet a requirement covering 38 counties.