Gaming proceeds-outdoor recreation.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so there is no official text or summary available beyond what was provided.

Using Gaming Money for Outdoor Fun

The bill proposes to allocate a portion of online sports betting revenue towards outdoor recreation and tourism in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

• Amends the distribution of gaming revenues by requiring that ten percent (10%) of monthly online sports wagering revenue be remitted to the commission.
• Specifies that the first $300,000 of annual revenue is continuously appropriated for county health programs related to problematic gambling behavior.
• Requires one-half of the remaining revenue after the initial $300,000 allocation goes into a special fund for outdoor recreation and tourism in Wyoming.
• The other half of the remaining revenue from sports betting goes to the state's general fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• Sports wagering operators in Wyoming
• Outdoor recreation and tourism businesses in Wyoming

Terms To Know

Sports wagering operator

A company that allows people to bet on sports events.

Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund income account

An account where money is kept for supporting outdoor activities and tourism in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass, so the changes it proposed will not happen.
• It only affects online sports betting revenue, not other types of gaming or gambling.

Current Bill Text

26LSO-0114
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0114
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0021

Gaming proceeds-outdoor recreation.

Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to gaming; specifying the disposition of gaming revenues for outdoor recreation purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
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24
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104(a) is amended to read:

9
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24
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104.

Distribution of revenue.

(a)

Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, in accordance with commission rules, a sports wagering operator shall remit ten percent (10%) of online sports wagering revenue from the prior month to the commission, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Each fiscal year
:
,

(i)

T
he first three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) of revenue generated under this section is continuously appropriated to the department of health to be distributed to the counties for the purpose of funding county health programs to prevent and treat problematic gambling behavior
;
and

(ii)

One
‑
half (1/2) of
the remainder of monies remitted to the commission shall be deposited by the state treasurer
into the Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund income account created by W.S. 36
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4
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203(b);

(iii)

One
‑
half (1/2) of the remainder of monies remitted to the commission under this subsection shall be deposited
into the general fund.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2026.

(END)

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