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SB592 • 2025

excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”

excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin, cosponsored by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs and Wittke
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”

excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet” Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

What This Bill Does

  • excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet” Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-10 Sen.

    Representative Behnke withdrawn as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-01-08 Sen.

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-12-19 Sen.

    Senator James added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-12-10 Sen.

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  8. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  9. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 5, Noes 3

  10. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  11. 2025-11-04 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  12. 2025-10-28 Sen.

    Representative Stroud added as a cosponsor

  13. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Marklein , Dassler-Alfheim , Feyen , Spreitzer and Testin ; cosponsored by Representatives August , Haywood , Dallman , Anderson , Behnke , Green , Gustafson , Kurtz , Mursau , Novak , Penterman , Prado , Sinicki , Stubbs and Wittke

  14. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 592
October 24, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Marklein
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Feyen
,
Spreitzer
and
Testin
, cosponsored by Representatives
August
,
Haywood
,
Dallman
,
Anderson
,
Behnke
,
Green
,
Gustafson
,
Kurtz
,
Mursau
,
Novak
,
Penterman
,
Prado
,
Sinicki
,
Stubbs
and
Wittke
. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
SB592,1,2
1
An Act

to create
945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes;
relating to:
excluding certain
2
event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor to make a bet. This bill excludes from the definition of “bet” an event or sports wager made by a person physically located in this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted pursuant to a compact between a tribe and this state under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 that was originally entered into prior to April 1, 1993.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB592,1
3
Section

1
.
945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB592,2,4
4
945.01
(1)
(h) An event or sports wager made by a person physically located in
5
this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used
1
to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized
2
American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted
3
pursuant to an Indian gaming compact under s. 14.035 originally entered into prior
4
to April 1, 1993.
SB592,2,5
5
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