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Introduced
10/29/2025
10/29/2025
In Committee
02/25/2026
02/25/2026
Crossed Over
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor to make a bet. This bill excludes from the definition of XbetY an event or sports wager made by a person physically located in this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe[s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted pursuant to a compact between a tribe and this state under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 that was originally entered into prior to April 1, 1993.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Wisconsin's gambling laws by creating a specific exception to the definition of a "bet" under state criminal statutes. The bill allows event or sports wagers made by a person physically located in Wisconsin using a mobile or electronic device, provided that the server conducting the wager is physically located on federally recognized American Indian tribal lands and the wager is conducted through an Indian gaming compact originally established before April 1, 1993. This means that certain sports and event betting conducted through specific tribal gaming servers would be legally exempt from the state's existing prohibition on betting. The provision appears designed to create a narrow legal pathway for sports wagering that involves tribal gaming infrastructure, potentially providing a specific carve-out for certain types of electronic betting arrangements that meet the precise criteria outlined in the bill.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (21)
Clint Anderson (D)*,
Tyler August (R)*,
Elijah Behnke (R)*,
Alex Dallman (R)*,
Chanz Green (R)*,
Nate Gustafson (R)*,
Kalan Haywood (D)*,
Anthony Kurtz (R)*,
Jeff Mursau (R)*,
Todd Novak (R)*,
William Penterman (R)*,
Pricilla Prado (D)*,
Christine Sinicki (D)*,
Angela Stroud (D)*,
Shelia Stubbs (D)*,
Robert Wittke (R)*,
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D),
Dan Feyen (R),
Howard Marklein (R),
Mark Spreitzer (D),
Patrick Testin (R),
Last Action
Available for scheduling (on 02/25/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab601 |
| Analysis - LC Amendment Memo | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB601.pdf |
| Assembly Amendment 1 | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB601-AA1.pdf |
| AB601 ROCP for Committee on State Affairs | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/state_affairs/1952279.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB601.pdf |
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