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.

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

The bill did not pass and therefore its provisions are not in effect.

Funding for Problem Gambling Help

The bill changes how money from online sports betting is used to help people with gambling problems.

What This Bill Does

Changes the way ten percent of monthly revenue from online sports wagering is given to a commission, except that the first $300,000 each year must be continuously appropriated to the department of health for distribution to counties for programs to prevent and treat problematic gambling behavior.
Specifies requirements for the commission to contract with persons or groups to provide prevention and treatment services for problematic gambling.

Who It Names or Affects

People who have gambling problems
Counties that receive funding for gambling treatment programs
Online sports betting companies

Terms To Know

Problem Gambling: When someone has trouble stopping their gambling, even when it causes problems in their life.
Commission: A group that oversees and regulates online sports betting activities.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during the session.
It is unclear how much money will be available for gambling treatment programs beyond $300,000 each year.

Bill History

2026-02-13 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2026-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
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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