Legal sports betting by state / Wisconsin

Is sports betting legal in Wisconsin?

Legal in person only

Partly. Sports betting is legal in Wisconsin only in person, at licensed locations. Online and mobile betting is not available statewide.

Sports (event) wagering is offered only by tribes under amended tribal-state gaming compacts, in person or by remote device within the tribe's reservation lands. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 (AB 601, enacted 2026) excludes from the definition of a bet mobile wagers placed anywhere in the state through servers on tribal land, but statewide mobile betting requires further compact amendments and federal approval before it can launch.

Questions

Is sports betting legal in Wisconsin?

Partly. Sports betting is legal in Wisconsin only in person, at licensed locations. Online and mobile betting is not available statewide.

Who regulates sports betting in Wisconsin?

The Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Gaming.

Sources

• Wisconsin DOA: 2024 Lac du Flambeau compact amendment (event wagering, PDF)
• Wisconsin Ethics Commission: Assembly Bill 601 (2025 Act 247)

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Other states with the same status: Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Washington. All states.