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SB573 • 2025
the definition of bingo
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the definition of bingo Status: S - Tabled
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Laid on table
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 8, Noes 0
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Public hearing held
Introduced by Senators Jagler and Nass ; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman , Penterman , Knodl , Brooks , Kaufert , Kreibich , Melotik and Subeck
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
the definition of bingo Status: S - Tabled
Wisconsin Legislature: SB573: Bill Text Skip navigation Home Documents Senate Assembly Committees Service Agencies Docs Options Help 2025 Biennium Statutes Admin. Rules Indices Miscellaneous Archives Home Bill, Rule, and Appointment Histories Senators Representatives Committees Text of Introduced Proposals Amendment Text Acts Veto Messages Enrolled Bills Votes Assembly and Senate Floor Calendars Schedule of Committee Activities Assembly and Senate Journals Committee Records (ROCPs) Legislative Rules All Session-Related Documents Subject Index to Acts Subject Index to Legislation Subject Index to Journals Author Index to Legislation Subject Index to Clearinghouse Rules Miscellaneous Budget Documents Executive Orders Rulings of the Chair Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Opinions of the Attorney General Town Law Forms Law Districts Session Drafting Files Feeds Preferences Show tree Hide tree Feedback Help Home Senate Home Senators Committees Session Chief Clerk Sergeant at Arms Civics Education Human Resources Assembly Home Representatives Committees Session Chief Clerk Sergeant at Arms Human Resources Schedule Joint Senate Assembly Study Legislative Audit Bureau Legislative Council Legislative Fiscal Bureau Legislative Human Resources Office Legislative Reference Bureau Legislative Technology Services Bureau Menu » 2025 » Related Documents » Proposal Text » SB573: Bill Text Up Up 2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5075/1 JAM:ajk&skw 2025 SENATE BILL 573 October 24, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Jagler and Nass , cosponsored by Representatives Dallman , Penterman , Knodl , Brooks , Kaufert , Kreibich , Melotik and Subeck . Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue. SB573,1,2 1 An Act to amend 563.03 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: the definition of 2 bingo. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, “bingo” is generally defined as a game of chance in which players pay a consideration in order to participate via a standardized card and in which winners are determined and prizes awarded in a certain way. The definition of “bingo” does not include a game using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants. This bill provides that “bingo” does not include a game using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants, regardless of whether the host or sponsor of the game pays consideration to another person in exchange for the prizes, supplies, equipment, or logistical support for the game. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB573,1 3 Section 1 . 563.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: SB573,2,13 4 563.03 (1m) “Bingo” means a game of chance in which players pay a 1 consideration in order to participate, in which 75 numbered objects are available for 2 selection, and those objects actually selected are selected on a random basis, and in 3 which each player participates by means of cards sold, rented or used only at the 4 time and place of the game, each card containing 5 rows of 5 spaces each, each space 5 printed with a number from 1 to 75, except the central space, which is marked 6 “FREE”. Winners are determined and prizes awarded on the basis of possessing a 7 bingo card on which some combination of numbers are printed and conform to the 8 numbered objects selected at random based on a predetermined winning 9 arrangement. “Bingo” as used in this chapter shall not mean any does not include 10 a game using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of 11 consideration is made by participants , regardless of whether the host or sponsor of 12 the game pays consideration to another person in exchange for the prizes, supplies, 13 equipment, or logistical support for the game . SB573,2,14 14 (end) Down Down /2025/related/proposals/sb573 true proposaltext /2025/related/proposals/sb573 proposaltext/2025/REG/SB573 proposaltext/2025/REG/SB573 section true Menu » 2025 » Related Documents » Proposal Text » SB573: Bill Text × Details for PDF view Link (Permanent link) Bookmark this location View toggle Go to top of document Search in this chapter Search in this section Search in this agency Search in this chapter group Search in this chapter Search in this section Cross references for section Acts affecting this section References to this 1970 Statutes Annotations Appellate Court Citations Administrative Code Index Reference lines Clear highlighting