WI HB601 Vote Pushed to January
House Bill 601, which was expected to be voted on this week, has been postponed. When lawmakers reconvene in January, this bill could be brought up.
In addition to the bill facing criticism in the Senate, a coalition of conservative lawmakers came out in opposition to the bill, citing constitutional concerns.
The bills would leverage IGRA to allow sports bets made by a person located in Wisconsin using a mobile or other electronic device if the server used to conduct the wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the sports wager is conducted pursuant to a compact between a tribe and Wisconsin.
The next floor session will take place between Jan 13 – 22. iDEA will continue to monitor the Wisconsin Legislature.