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A Wisconsin lawsuit challenging statewide mobile sports betting is headed toward April arguments in Waukesha County Circuit Court. Judge J. Arthur Melvin expects a ruling in May, according to Wisconsin Law Journal – WI Legal News & Resources.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, known as WILL, is challenging the law’s constitutionality. InGame reported that WILL filed the case on behalf of Brown County Taxpayers Association and Citizens Defending Liberty.
Constitutional Claims Target Tribal Betting Framework
The lawsuit alleges that the legislation improperly expands gambling and grants preferential treatment through tribal membership, Wisconsin Law Journal reported. According to the outlet, WILL wants to block Gov. Tony Evers from implementing the law through tribal gaming compacts. It also seeks to stop state officials from allowing mobile sports betting.
Wisconsin Law Journal reported that WILL plans to amend its complaint following voters’ approval of a constitutional amendment on Nov. 3. The amendment bars governments and schools from racial discrimination or preferential treatment through affirmative action or DEI programs, the outlet reported.
Eight Wisconsin tribal nations have intervened to defend the law, according to Wisconsin Law Journal.
Mobile Betting Depends on Tribal Compacts
The law permits mobile wagers from people in Wisconsin when processing occurs on tribal lands within the state, Wisconsin Law Journal reported. Those wagers must comply with the state’s gaming compacts, according to the outlet.
Currently, bettors can place sports wagers at a casino on tribal land, but not through an app elsewhere in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Law Journal reported. The outlet identified Oneida Nation, Forest County Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk Nation as tribes authorized to offer on-site sports betting through compact amendments.
InGame reported that the new mobile betting framework requires tribes to renegotiate their compacts with the state. That process is already underway, according to InGame.
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Sources: As reported by Wisconsin Law Journal – WI Legal News & Resources and InGame.
