In Wisconsin
a bipartisan bill
closely being watched
by the Indian Gaming Association
online sports betting
is currently at a
legislative standstill
for now.
The governor is due
to receive the bill
this week
and has six days
to either sign
the online sports betting bill
into law
or veto it.
The bill passed
in the state Assembly
in late February
and in March
the bill passed in the Senate
with 12 Democrats
and nine Republicans
voting in favor
of the bill
earning enough votes
for the bill
AB 601
to be presented
to Gov. Tony Evers.
The bill would allow
online sports betting
to take place
anywhere in the state
through a "hub and spoke" model
that's wagered through servers
on tribal lands.
In a March 16 letter
to the governor
eight of the 11
federally recognized tribes
urged Gov. Evers to sign
the bill into law.
Menominee, Oneida and
Lac du Flambeau
tribal nations
were not represented
in the letter.
The governor had
previously expressed
he wanted unanimous support
from all tribes
for him to sign
the bill into law.
Retail sports betting
is allowed inside casinos
on tribal lands.
But online sports betting
and all gambling
that's not on
sovereign tribal lands
in Wisconsin
is illegal.
But as of today
at least eight tribes
are betting
on the governor to pass
the online sports betting bill.