A group of Wisconsin lawmakers introduced legislation to legalise online sports betting, with sportsbook servers located on tribal land. The proposal would allow wagers from anywhere in the state and would require approval from the US Department of the Interior as well as changes to tribal gaming compacts.
Operators would need tribal-land servers and federal approval under the proposed route to statewide online wagering.
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Two citizen-led initiatives in Nebraska are seeking to put statewide online sports betting before voters on 3 November 2026. Campaign group Tax Relief Nebraska said it expects to meet petition thresholds by the 3 July deadline; the Secretary of State would review the signatures before deciding whether the measures qualify for the ballot.
New Mexico Representative John Block called for talks to revise the state’s tribal gaming compact to permit statewide online sports betting, during an interim committee meeting last week. He said a revised agreement could enable taxes and fees on online wagering; Mescalero Apache Tribe General Counsel Nelva Cervantes said the tribe had not discussed reopening negotiations, though it was considering the issue.
South Dakota lawmakers have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 504, on statewide electronic sports betting, according to the report. Voters are due to consider the measure in the November 2026 general election; the report also cites 2025 state gambling turnover of $1.63bn.
A Waukesha County judge set oral arguments for 20 April 2027 in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s online sports betting law. The plaintiffs argue that voters must approve the expansion; the case also concerns provisions allowing tribes to route data through servers on their land, while commercial partners would have to pay tribes 60% of revenue under the rules described.
A Waukesha County judge scheduled oral arguments for 20 April 2027 in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's online sports betting law. Judge J. Arthur Melvin said a decision would follow shortly afterwards.
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.