Overview
- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed the online sports betting bill Thursday, making the state the 33rd to allow mobile wagering.
- The law permits bets only when apps route wagers through servers on tribal land, a hub-and-spoke model used in Florida.
- The state must now negotiate and win federal approval for new compacts with all 11 tribes, a process that could take months before apps launch.
- Evers said he will reject any plan that leaves some tribes behind and backed talks about an equal-share joint venture.
- Major sportsbooks, through the Sports Betting Alliance, oppose the structure and a conservative law group argues it is unconstitutional.