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HB0171 • 2026

Funds for problem gaming treatment-amendments.

AN ACT relating to gaming; amending the distribution of online sports wagering revenue for problem gaming treatment and programs; specifying requirements; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Johnson
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

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Funds for Problem Gaming Treatment Amendments

The bill amends how online sports wagering revenue is distributed to fund programs that prevent and treat problem gambling.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the distribution of ten percent of monthly online sports wagering revenue from operators to a commission.
  • Allocates the first $300,000 of annual revenue for county health programs focused on preventing and treating problematic gambling behavior.
  • Requires the remaining funds to be deposited into the state's general fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Online sports wagering operators
  • The commission overseeing gaming regulations
  • Counties receiving funding for problem gambling treatment

Terms To Know

Problematic Gambling Behavior
Uncontrolled or harmful gambling that causes negative consequences.
Commission
The regulatory body overseeing sports wagering in the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
  • Details on how the commission will manage contracts with service providers are not specified.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2026-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2026-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0473
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0473
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0171

Funds for problem gaming treatment-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Johnson, Lien, Lucas, Neiman, Schmid, Singh, Strock, Wasserburger and Webber

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to gaming; amending the distribution of online sports wagering revenue for problem gaming treatment and programs; specifying requirements; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 9
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104(a) is amended to read:

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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, the 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
commission
for the purpose of funding
county health
programs to prevent and treat problematic gambling behavior and the remainder of monies remitted to the commission shall be deposited by the state treasurer into the general fund.
For purposes of this subsection, the commission may contract with persons for the provision of programs to prevent and treat problematic gambling behavior.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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