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Wisconsin

Wisconsin's market is dominated by Class III tribal gaming under compacts with 11 tribes and bands, and there is no commercial casino industry.
Sports betting is offered only through tribal compact amendments on tribal-owned apps geofenced to tribal lands, not statewide.
A 2026 law would extend mobile sports betting statewide, but nothing is live yet.

More detail

Tribal gaming. The market is dominated by Class III tribal gaming under compacts with 11 federally recognized tribes and bands. The Department of Administration's Division of Gaming (Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance) regulates it. There is no commercial casino industry.
Sports betting. Sports wagering was authorized in July 2021 (effective November 2021) exclusively through tribal-state compact amendments under a "hub-and-spoke" model. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1)(b)6 excludes from the definition of an illegal "bet" certain mobile and electronic sports and event wagers. This applies where the wagering server sits on qualifying tribal trust land under a pre-April 1, 1993 compact. Amended tribes can offer betting on tribal-owned mobile apps geofenced to their own lands rather than statewide.
Tribes offering sports betting. As of September 30, 2025 (end of fiscal year 2025), six tribes had opened retail sportsbooks -- Oneida Nation, Forest County Potawatomi, St. Croix Chippewa, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau and Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake) -- and Oneida Nation also offered mobile wagering geofenced to its own reservation land in Brown and Outagamie counties. Ho-Chunk Nation, the Menominee Tribe and Stockbridge-Munsee had signed compact amendments authorizing sports wagering but had not yet opened a sportsbook. Red Cliff and Bad River had not amended their compacts for sports wagering at all.
Pending legislation. On April 9, 2026, Gov. Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 (Assembly Bill 601). It extends the hub-and-spoke model statewide for mobile sports betting. Nothing is live yet, pending individual compact renegotiation with all 11 tribes and federal approval. A taxpayer lawsuit challenges the Act's constitutionality.
Prediction markets. AG Josh Kaul separately sued Kalshi, Robinhood and Coinbase in April 2026 over sports event contracts. A federal court denied the CFTC's bid to block that suit.
Lottery. The state lottery (authorized 1987, launched 1988) funds property-tax relief.
Charitable gaming. The Office of Charitable Gaming licenses roughly 13,000 raffles and 350 bingo organizations a year.
Online casinos. No iGaming, online poker, or commercial casino statute exists.

Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 29 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA

Vertical	Status	Launched	Model	Details
Sports (online)	Legal, not launched	Legalized Apr 9, 2026	Monopoly Tribal	Pre-2026, only the narrow "hub-and-spoke" exception applied: mobile/electronic sports and event wagers were excluded from the statutory definition of an illegal "bet" only where the wagering server sat on qualifying tribal trust land under a pre-April 1, 1993 compact, geofenced to each tribe's own lands (not statewide). As of fiscal year 2025 (ended Sept. 30, 2025), the Oneida Nation was the only tribe offering mobile wagering this way, limited to its own reservation land in Brown and Outagamie counties. Gov. Evers signed Assembly Bill 601 as 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 on April 9, 2026, extending the hub-and-spoke model statewide: a mobile wager placed anywhere in Wisconsin is routed through a server on tribal land, so the bet is deemed to occur under IGRA/tribal-compact authority rather than under the state's non-tribal gaming ban. Each of the 11 tribes must individually renegotiate its compact (mobile revenue sharing expected near the existing 1.75%-6.5% land-based range) and secure Bureau of Indian Affairs approval; Gov. Evers (who is not seeking re-election, term ending Jan. 4, 2027) began compact talks June 1, 2026. As of October 2026, no tribe has launched statewide mobile wagering under Act 247 and no launch date has been set. A taxpayer lawsuit (reported filers include a taxpayer association and a conservative legal group) challenges Act 247 as exceeding legislative/gubernatorial authority under the state's 1993 constitutional gambling-ban amendment and as an unconstitutional racial classification, because legality turns on the wagering device being physically located on tribal land. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1)(b)6; 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 (Assembly Bill 601) [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6]?
Sports (retail)	Live	Nov 1, 2021	Monopoly Tribal	Retail sportsbooks at tribal casino properties under individual compact amendments; Oneida Nation was the first to launch (Nov. 2021). Six of the state's 11 compacted tribes -- Oneida Nation, Forest County Potawatomi, St. Croix Chippewa, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau and Sokaogon Chippewa -- operate retail sportsbooks as of fiscal year 2025; three more (Ho-Chunk Nation, Menominee Tribe, Stockbridge-Munsee) are authorized but not yet open, and two (Red Cliff, Bad River) have not amended their compacts for sports wagering. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1)(b)6 [1],[7],[2],[5]
Online casino	Not authorized			No statute or compact provision authorizes online casino-style games.[1]
Online poker	Not authorized			No statute authorizes real-money online poker.[1]
Commercial casinos	Not authorized			Wisconsin has no commercial (non-tribal) casinos; all Class III gaming is tribal.[2]
Tribal casinos	Live	1992	Monopoly Tribal	11 federally recognized tribes and bands (Bad River, Red Cliff, Sokaogon Chippewa, Lac du Flambeau, Stockbridge-Munsee, Forest County Potawatomi, Oneida Nation, Menominee, Lac Courte Oreilles, St. Croix Chippewa, Ho-Chunk Nation) run 23 Class III gaming facilities statewide under compacts first signed in 1991 and completed statewide by 1992. 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. (IGRA); individual tribal-state gaming compacts [2],[8],[5]
Lottery	Live	Sep 14, 1988	Monopoly State	Voters ratified a constitutional amendment to Wis. Const. art. IV, § 24 on April 7, 1987, letting the legislature authorize a state-run lottery whose net proceeds must fund property tax relief; the legislature then created the Lottery and the Lottery Board in 1987 Wisconsin Act 119. The first games -- the Match 3 instant game and the Wisconsin Red pull-tab -- went on sale September 14, 1988. Wis. Const. art. IV, § 24 (lottery exception, ratified by referendum Apr. 7, 1987); 1987 Wisconsin Act 119 (created the Lottery and Lottery Board); Wis. Stat. ch. 565 [9],[10],[1]?
iLottery	Not authorized			No statute authorizes online sale of lottery draw tickets/e-instants.[10]
Daily fantasy	Contested			Wisconsin has no DFS-specific statute; the state constitution bans gambling with exceptions for raffles, bingo, the state lottery, and tribal casinos, and whether DFS falls under that ban turns on an untested skill-vs-chance question. In 2016, AG Brad Schimel's office said it had received no complaints about DraftKings/FanDuel and had no position on whether DFS is skill or chance, neither banning nor authorizing play; Rep. Tyler Vorpagel introduced AB 800 to register and classify DFS as a game of skill, but enactment was not confirmed. The conflict between an inconclusive AG non-position and other states' (NY, IL) contrary "DFS is gambling" determinations, with no Wisconsin resolution, supports contested rather than operational or not_authorized.[11],[12]
VGTs / VLTs	Not authorized			No video-lottery-terminal statute exists outside tribal Class III gaming.[1]
Historical horse racing	Not authorized			No HHR statute identified; ch. 562 pari-mutuel definition does not reference historical race replay wagering.[1]
Sweepstakes casinos	Contested			No Wisconsin statute or court ruling specifically addresses dual-currency sweepstakes casinos; industry marketing guides claim they operate legally in Wisconsin under promotional-sweepstakes principles distinct from the Wis. Stat. ch. 945 gambling definition, but this is an industry claim, not a regulator or court determination, and no AG enforcement action against sweepstakes-casino operators had been reported as of October 2026.[13]
Prediction markets	Contested			AG Josh Kaul sued Kalshi, Robinhood, and Coinbase in Dane County Circuit Court on April 23, 2026, alleging their sports "event contracts" violate the commercial-gambling statute (Wis. Stat. § 945.03(1m)) and constitute a public nuisance, and seeking to bar sports contracts for Wisconsin-located customers. Defendants removed the case to federal court the next day (State of Wisconsin v. Kalshi, Inc., No. 3:26-cv-00378, W.D. Wis.). The CFTC separately sought to block the state suit on federal-preemption grounds; a federal judge denied the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction in July 2026, finding Wisconsin's gambling statute likely applies. Separately, the Ho-Chunk Nation's own suit against Kalshi over online sports gambling in Wisconsin was allowed to proceed. As of October 2026, no court order stops Kalshi or Robinhood from offering sports-related contracts in Wisconsin.[14]?
Skill games	Limited			Statute exempts "skill-based amusement devices" from the "gambling machine" definition only if they award non-cash merchandise capped at 7 times the cost of play or $5, whichever is less; cash-payout "grey machines" are not covered by this exemption and fall under the general gambling-machine prohibition. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(3) [1]
Card rooms	Not authorized			No freestanding (non-tribal) card room statute; card games occur only within tribal Class III facilities.[2]
Lottery couriers	Prohibited			Wis. Stat. § 565.17(1m), "Ticket couriers prohibited," states: "No person may operate a ticket courier service in this state." This is a direct, in-force statutory ban on third-party lottery courier services (Jackpocket, Lotto.com-style apps), separate from and in addition to § 565.17(1)'s general rule that only a retailer or the department may sell lottery tickets. Consistent with a July 2026 multistate regulatory review naming Wisconsin as one of seven states that expressly prohibit lottery courier services (with California, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia). Wis. Stat. § 565.17(1m) [15],[16]
Pick'em fantasy	Not authorized			No Wisconsin statute or AG opinion addresses player-vs-house pick'em contests separately from classic daily fantasy sports; whether they are legal turns on the same untested skill-vs-chance question that affects daily fantasy sports generally under the state's gambling ban.[11]?
Pari-mutuel	Limited			Pari-mutuel wagering on horse/dog racing is a recognized statutory exception to the gambling prohibition (ch. 562), but no track currently operates in Wisconsin; the state's dog tracks closed between the 2000s and 2010s. Wis. Stat. ch. 562 [1]?
Advance deposit wagering	Not authorized			No Wisconsin statute defines or separately licenses "advance deposit wagering" as its own category. Chapter 562's interstate-wagering mechanism is narrower: § 562.01(8g) defines an "out-of-state legal wagering entity," and § 562.08(4) lets the department permit a Wisconsin-licensed racetrack or intertrack-wagering licensee (under § 562.05(1)(b)) to simulcast races to, and commingle wagering pools with, an out-of-state legal wagering entity -- so any account-wagering access would have to run through a Wisconsin-licensed in-state intermediary rather than coming directly from an out-of-state hub. With no live, operating Wisconsin racetrack or intertrack-wagering licensee, that statutory route is dormant. Wis. Stat. ch. 562 [17],[18],[19]?
Charitable gaming	Live	1973		Amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution made charitable bingo legal in 1973 and charitable raffles legal in 1977. The Office of Charitable Gaming now issues roughly 13,000 raffle licenses and licenses about 350 bingo organizations (over 7,000 bingo occasions) a year. The original raffle license fee is $50 and the bingo occasion fee is $20, both effective July 3, 2025; a clerical error in the statute kept the raffle renewal fee at $25 despite a nominal increase to $50, and refunds were issued for overpayments collected between July 2025 and March 2026. There is no fixed statutory minimum age to play bingo -- a minor may play if an adult relative or guardian is present, though a minor may not conduct or assist in conducting a bingo game -- and the raffle subchapter sets no separate age limit for ticket buyers. Wis. Const. art. IV, § 24; Wis. Stat. ch. 563 (bingo/raffles) [20],[21],[22],[23],[5]
Esports betting	Not authorized			Wisconsin sports wagering exists only through tribal-state gaming compact amendments (9 of 11 federally recognized tribes as of late 2024), which authorize wagering on professional leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, etc.), pro drafts, and nationally televised awards shows, with an under-19 participant-age restriction; no amendment or source reviewed mentions esports. Gov. Evers signed AB 601 (2026-04-09) authorizing a statewide online/mobile hub-and-spoke model routed through tribal-land servers, but statewide online sports wagering (and any esports catalog) had not launched as of October 2026, pending further compact amendments.[24],[6]
Social casino	Live		Competitive	No Wisconsin statute, DOA Division of Gaming rule, or AG action restricts free-to-play social casino apps with no cash-redeemable prize; such apps fall outside Wisconsin's constitutional gambling prohibition (which bans games played for "something of value," not pure free play) and are treated as operational nationally, consistent with the research guide's default for this vertical.[1]

Sports betting in Wisconsin: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

Vertical	Channel	Rate	Base	Tier	Promos deductible	Since	Statute
Skill games	retail	No tax regime exists because the exempted category carries no taxable cash revenue. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(3) excludes 'skill-based amusement devices' from the statutory 'gambling machine' definition only when payouts are non-cash merchandise capped at the lesser of 7 times the cost of play or $5; such devices are therefore unlicensed and untaxed as a matter of definition. Cash-payout 'grey machines' purporting to be skill games do not qualify for this exemption and are simply illegal unlicensed gambling machines under the general prohibition, not a taxed category.	OTHER		No	1990	Wis. Stat. § 945.01(3)[1]?
Sports (retail)	retail	No separate state sports-wagering tax. Retail sports wagering operates under individually negotiated tribal-state Class III compact amendments (Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1)(b)6); tribes already share a percentage of overall casino net win with the state under their general compacts, commonly reported as roughly 1.75% to 6.5% depending on the tribe/compact, and sports-wagering revenue simply adds to that general net-win base rather than carrying its own rate. In the first such deal (Oneida Nation, 2021), the state confirmed the sports-wagering amendment did not require an increased payment rate, though the state's overall dollar take rises if tribal sports-wagering revenue is added to net win.	OTHER		No	Nov 1, 2021	Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1)(b)6; individual tribal-state compact amendments The 1.75%-6.5% net-win revenue-share range reflects the overall tribal casino compact structure rather than a single statutory sports-wagering rate; 2025 Act 247 leaves the mobile-wagering revenue share to be negotiated compact-by-compact, tribe by tribe. [25]?

Rules and requirements

Casinos

Number of commercial casinos/racinos operating: 0[2]
Number of tribal gaming facilities: 23
Number of Class III tribal gaming facilities statewide; several tribes operate more than one (e.g., Oneida Nation and Ho-Chunk Nation each run 5, St. Croix Chippewa runs 3).
[5]
Number of federally recognized tribes with Class III compacts: 11[2]

Legislation

Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session: 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 (signed April 9, 2026) authorizes statewide tribal-exclusive mobile sports betting but requires individual compact renegotiation with all 11 tribes plus federal (BIA) approval before launch; Gov. Evers began compact talks June 1, 2026. A taxpayer lawsuit challenging the Act's constitutionality was pending as of October 2026, with no ruling issued.[3],[4]

Minimum age

Minimum age to purchase lottery: 18
A person under 18 may not purchase a lottery ticket or share, though an adult may give one to a minor; sellers also may not knowingly sell a ticket to, or pay a prize to, anyone under 18.
[15]
Minimum age to place a sports wager: 21[8]?
Typical minimum age at tribal casinos (per compact): 21
The general minimum age to gamble at Wisconsin's tribal casinos is 21; the Lac Courte Oreilles and Sokaogon Chippewa compacts set their minimum at 18.
[8]

Skill games

Summary of skill-game legal status/litigation: Skill-based amusement devices are exempt from the 'gambling machine' definition only if prizes are non-cash merchandise capped at 7x cost of play or $5; cash-payout machines remain prohibited.[1]

Sports betting rules

Wagering on college sports allowed at all: No[24]?
Wagering on in-state college teams allowed: No[24]?
Esports wagering allowed: No
No reviewed compact amendment authorizes wagering on esports events.
[24],[6]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises): No
Mobile wagering is geofenced to each compacted tribe's own trust land (hub-and-spoke), not available statewide.
[1]

Tax revenue

Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund: Tribal compact revenue-sharing payments (Wis. Stat. § 569.06) are not a dedicated fund: they are appropriated across 17 state agencies and roughly 52 program areas, including economic-development aid to Native Nations, support for the counties where tribes are located, and tourism promotion -- about $33 million in 2025.[5]

Lottery

Status: Live · Monopoly State
Notes
Voters ratified a constitutional amendment to Wis. Const. art. IV, § 24 on April 7, 1987, letting the legislature authorize a state-run lottery whose net proceeds must fund property tax relief; the legislature then created the Lottery and the Lottery Board in 1987 Wisconsin Act 119. The first games -- the Match 3 instant game and the Wisconsin Red pull-tab -- went on sale September 14, 1988.
[9],[10],[1]?
Authorized: Apr 7, 1987
Wis. Const. art. IV, § 24 (lottery exception, ratified by referendum Apr. 7, 1987); 1987 Wisconsin Act 119 (created the Lottery and Lottery Board); Wis. Stat. ch. 565
First tickets sold: Sep 14, 1988
Run by: Wisconsin Lottery (Dept. of Revenue)
Minimum age: 18[15]
Multistate games: Powerball, Mega Millions[9]
Where the money goes: Net Wisconsin Lottery proceeds are constitutionally dedicated to property-tax relief for Wisconsin residents (Wis. Const. art. IV, § 24); the Lottery's own history page reports more than $6.4 billion returned to taxpayers as property tax credits since 1988, about 30.5% of ticket revenue.[9]
Online sales (iLottery): Not authorized
No statute authorizes online sale of lottery draw tickets/e-instants.
[10]
Courier services: Prohibited
Notes
Wis. Stat. § 565.17(1m), "Ticket couriers prohibited," states: "No person may operate a ticket courier service in this state." This is a direct, in-force statutory ban on third-party lottery courier services (Jackpocket, Lotto.com-style apps), separate from and in addition to § 565.17(1)'s general rule that only a retailer or the department may sell lottery tickets. Consistent with a July 2026 multistate regulatory review naming Wisconsin as one of seven states that expressly prohibit lottery courier services (with California, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia).
[15],[16]

Lottery sales and money kept by the stateState fiscal years

SalesKept by the stateOnline gambling legalized

$500M$1.0BFY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY20241$906M$254M

1Apr 9, 2026: online sports betting legalized

Yearly figures

Fiscal year	Sales	Prizes	Administration	Kept by the state	Prize share
FY2024	$906M	$589M	$63.2M	$254M	65%
FY2023	$930M	$608M	$66.6M	$256M	65%
FY2022	$843M	$557M	$60.1M	$226M	66%
FY2021	$854M	$560M	$64.6M	$229M	66%
FY2020	$684M	$454M	$48.8M	$182M	66%
FY2019	$677M	$432M	$52.4M	$193M	64%
FY2018	$632M	$404M	$47.5M	$180M	64%
FY2017	$569M	$363M	$42.8M	$163M	64%
FY2016	$627M	$373M	$47.6M	$207M	59%
FY2015	$575M	$342M	$38.9M	$193M	60%
FY2014	$569M	$337M	$37.3M	$195M	59%
FY2013	$566M	$329M	$38.2M	$199M	58%
FY2012	$548M	$320M	$40.2M	$187M	58%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

Lottery timeline

Jan 1, 2010 · Expanded · Lottery
Wisconsin Lottery adds Mega Millions[10]
Apr 19, 1992 · Expanded · Lottery
Wisconsin Lottery begins offering Powerball, replacing original Megabucks[10]
Aug 10, 1989 · Expanded · Lottery
Wisconsin joins multistate Lotto*America game; first Megabucks drawing held[10]
Sep 14, 1988 · Launched · Lottery
Wisconsin Lottery begins ticket sales (Match 3 instant game and Wisconsin Red pull-tab)[9]
Apr 7, 1987 · Legalized · Lottery
Wisconsin voters/legislature authorize a state lottery[10]

Casinos

25 properties open, 1 approved but not built.

Property	Type	City	Operator	Opened	Hotel
Bad River Lodge & Casino[28]	Tribal casino	Odanah	Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians
Grindstone Creek Casino A separate part of the Sevenwinds Casino complex. [28]	Tribal casino	Hayward	Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe
Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit Grand opening scheduled for October 23, 2026. [28],[29]	Tribal casino Approved, not built	Beloit	Ho-Chunk Nation	Oct 23, 2026
Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls[28]	Tribal casino	Black River Falls	Ho-Chunk Nation
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison[28]	Tribal casino	Madison	Ho-Chunk Nation
Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa[28]	Tribal casino	Nekoosa	Ho-Chunk Nation
Ho-Chunk Gaming Tomah[28]	Tribal casino	Tomah	Ho-Chunk Nation
Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells[28]	Tribal casino	Baraboo	Ho-Chunk Nation
Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg[28]	Tribal casino	Wittenberg	Ho-Chunk Nation
Lake of the Torches Resort Casino[28]	Tribal casino	Lac du Flambeau	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Legendary Waters Resort & Casino[28]	Tribal casino	Bayfield	Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Menominee Casino Resort[28]	Tribal casino	Keshena	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Mole Lake Casino & Lodge[28]	Tribal casino	Mole Lake	Sokaogon Chippewa Community
North Star Mohican Casino Resort[28]	Tribal casino	Bowler	Stockbridge-Munsee Community
Oneida Casino - Irene Moore Activity Center[28]	Tribal casino	Green Bay	Oneida Nation
Oneida Casino - Main Airport[28]	Tribal casino	Green Bay	Oneida Nation
Oneida Casino - Packerland[28]	Tribal casino	Green Bay	Oneida Nation
Oneida Casino - Travel Center[28]	Tribal casino	Pulaski	Oneida Nation
Oneida Casino - West Mason Street Casino[28]	Tribal casino	Green Bay	Oneida Nation
Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel Formerly Potawatomi Northern Lights Bingo and Casino. [28]	Tribal casino	Carter	Forest County Potawatomi Community		Yes
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino[28]	Tribal casino	Milwaukee	Forest County Potawatomi Community		Yes
Sevenwinds Casino, Lodge & Convention Center Formerly Lac Courte Oreilles Casino, Lodge & Convention Center. [28]	Tribal casino	Hayward	Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe
St. Croix Casino Danbury[28]	Tribal casino	Danbury	St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
St. Croix Casino Hertel Formerly Little Turtle Hertel Express. [28]	Tribal casino	Webster	St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake[28]	Tribal casino	Turtle Lake	St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Thunderbird Casino A separate part of the Menominee Casino Resort complex. [28]	Tribal casino	Keshena	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Tribal gaming

Compact notices in the Federal Register: 44 · first notice Apr 20, 1998, latest Mar 10, 2026

Payments from tribes to the state

Year	Amount	Basis
FY2025	$72.8M	Compact revenue-sharing payments Up from SFY2024 partly because of COVID-19 settlement agreements. [26]

Tribal gaming revenue in the NIGC St. Paul Region

NIGC St. Paul RegionFederal fiscal years

$2.0B$4.0B$6.0BFY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025$5.3B

The National Indian Gaming Commission reports revenue only by region. This region also includes Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska.[27]

Compact notices

Published	Tribe	Notice	Federal Register
Mar 10, 2026	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin	Amendment took effect without action	91 FR 11560
Jun 30, 2025	Oneida Nation	Amendment took effect without action	90 FR 27874
Jan 8, 2025	Ho Chunk Nation	Amendment took effect without action	90 FR 1539
Oct 16, 2024	Stockbridge-Munsee Community	Amendment took effect without action	89 FR 83514
Apr 9, 2024	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	89 FR 24853
Nov 17, 2022	Sokaogon Chippewa Community	Amendment approved	87 FR 69040
Oct 5, 2022	Menominee Indian Tribe	Amendment approved · effective Sep 30, 2022	87 FR 60409
Sep 20, 2022	Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	87 FR 57507
Apr 25, 2022	St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	87 FR 24339
Apr 12, 2022	Forest County Potawatomi Community	Compact extended	87 FR 21667
Aug 20, 2021	Oneida Nation	Amendment approved	86 FR 46866
Jul 23, 2020	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	85 FR 44545
Apr 16, 2019	Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	84 FR 15630
Jul 18, 2017	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	82 FR 32866
Jun 9, 2014	Sokaogon Chippewa Community	Amendment approved	79 FR 32975
May 8, 2013	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	78 FR 26801
Jan 3, 2011	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	76 FR 165
Nov 8, 2010	Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas	Amendment approved	75 FR 68618
Aug 19, 2009	Stockbridge-Munsee Community	Amendment approved	74 FR 41930
Jun 17, 2009	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	74 FR 28723
Dec 12, 2008	an the the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe, now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation	Amendment approved	73 FR 75764
Jan 31, 2006	Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin	Compact approved	71 FR 5068
Dec 9, 2003	Stockbridge-Munsee Community	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 68649
Sep 16, 2003	St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin and the Red Cliff Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 54243
Sep 8, 2003	Forest County Potawatomi Community	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 52953
Jul 22, 2003	Lac Courte Oreilles Bank of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 43366
Jul 3, 2003	Sokaogon Chippewa Community	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 39964
Jul 3, 2003	Ho-Chunk Nation	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 39964
May 8, 2003	Forest County Potawatomi Community	Amendment took effect without action	68 FR 24754
Apr 8, 2003	Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	68 FR 17072
Oct 19, 2000	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin	Compact approved	65 FR 62749
Apr 29, 1999	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	64 FR 23096
Mar 26, 1999	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	64 FR 14746
Mar 11, 1999	Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	64 FR 12176
Feb 1, 1999	Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	64 FR 4891
Feb 1, 1999	Ho-Chunk Nation	Amendment approved	64 FR 4890
Feb 1, 1999	Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	64 FR 4890
Dec 22, 1998	Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	63 FR 70792
Oct 2, 1998	Stockbridge-Munsee Community	Amendment approved	63 FR 53093
Aug 21, 1998	St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin	Amendment approved	63 FR 44921
Aug 21, 1998	Oneida Tribe of Indians	Amendment approved	63 FR 44920
Aug 21, 1998	Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	63 FR 44920
Apr 20, 1998	Sokaogon Chippewa Community	Amendment approved	63 FR 19508
Apr 20, 1998	Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	Amendment approved	63 FR 19508

The Interior Department publishes a notice when a compact or amendment is approved or takes effect. Older compacts published before 1994 are not included.

Economy

Adults 21 and over: 4.5M (2024; 6.0M residents)
Gambling taxes collected: $290K in FY2025 · 0% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs: 5,091 in 2025 · $50,078 average annual pay
Undercount: the Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds some figures to protect individual employers.

Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years

Gambling taxesLottery proceeds

$100M$200M$300MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$290K$254M

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling. Lottery proceeds are what the lottery transfers to the state after prizes and costs.

Gambling jobsAnnual average

5,00010.0K2015201720192021202320255,091

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2025

Industry	Ownership	Employers	Jobs	Average pay
Gambling industries	tribal and other government-owned	16	4,975	$49,220
Gambling industries	privately owned	20	116	$86,967
Casino hotels	tribal and other government-owned		withheld

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Amusement taxes	Pari-mutuel taxes	Share of state taxes	Lottery proceeds
FY2025	$290K	$0	0.00%	—
FY2024	$243K	$0	0.00%	$254M
FY2023	$262K	$0	0.00%	$256M
FY2022	$176K	$0	0.00%	$226M
FY2021	$83.0K	$0	0.00%	$229M
FY2020	$616K	$0	0.00%	$182M
FY2019	$772K	$0	0.00%	$193M
FY2018	$810K	$239K	0.01%	$180M
FY2017	$694K	$131K	0.00%	$163M
FY2016	$746K	$0	0.00%	$207M

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

Jul 1, 2026 · Court Ruling · Prediction markets
Federal court denies the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against Wisconsin's enforcement suit over sports event contracts (exact date approximate)[14]
Jun 1, 2026 · Other · Sports (online)
Gov. Evers begins tribal compact-amendment talks to implement statewide mobile sports betting under Act 247[3]
Apr 23, 2026 · Cease And Desist · Prediction markets
AG Josh Kaul sues Kalshi, Robinhood and Coinbase in Dane County Circuit Court over sports event contracts; case removed to federal court as State of Wisconsin v. Kalshi, Inc., No. 3:26-cv-00378 (W.D. Wis.)[14]
Apr 9, 2026 · Legalized · Sports (online)
Gov. Evers signs Assembly Bill 601 as 2025 Wisconsin Act 247, authorizing statewide hub-and-spoke mobile sports betting pending compact renegotiation with all 11 tribes[3]
Mar 17, 2026 · Other · Sports (online)
Wisconsin Senate passes Assembly Bill 601 (statewide tribal-exclusive mobile sports betting), 21-12[3]
Sep 30, 2025 · Expanded · Sports (retail)
Fiscal year ends with 6 of 11 compacted tribes (Oneida, Forest County Potawatomi, St. Croix Chippewa, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Sokaogon Chippewa) operating retail sportsbooks; 3 more authorized but not open, 2 (Red Cliff, Bad River) not yet amended for sports wagering[5]
Jul 7, 2025 · Tax Change · Charitable gaming
Office of Charitable Gaming raffle/bingo license fee increases take effect (non-retroactive)[20]
Nov 1, 2021 · Launched · Sports (retail)
Oneida Nation launches Wisconsin's first legal sports betting[7]
Jul 1, 2021 · Legalized · Sports (retail)
Wisconsin authorizes tribal sports wagering via Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1)(b)6 compact-amendment exclusion[7],[1]
Jan 1, 2010 · Expanded · Lottery
Wisconsin Lottery adds Mega Millions[10]
Apr 19, 1992 · Expanded · Lottery
Wisconsin Lottery begins offering Powerball, replacing original Megabucks[10]
Aug 10, 1989 · Expanded · Lottery
Wisconsin joins multistate Lotto*America game; first Megabucks drawing held[10]
Sep 14, 1988 · Launched · Lottery
Wisconsin Lottery begins ticket sales (Match 3 instant game and Wisconsin Red pull-tab)[9]
Apr 7, 1987 · Legalized · Lottery
Wisconsin voters/legislature authorize a state lottery[10]

Regulators

Wisconsin Division of Gaming (Dept. of Administration) — Tribal casinos, Sports (retail), Sports (online), Charitable gaming
Revenue reports · License list
Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance — Tribal casinos, Sports (retail), Sports (online)
Office of Charitable Gaming (Dept. of Administration) — Charitable gaming
Wisconsin Lottery (Dept. of Revenue) — Lottery
Revenue reports · License list

Sources

Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 945 — Gambling · Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“mobile or electronic event or sports wagers, where the server is on qualifying tribal land under a pre-April 1, 1993 Indian gaming compact”
Class III Gaming Locations (map) · Wisconsin Division of Gaming, Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Locations offering sports wagering as of September 30, 2025 are noted with an asterisk.”
Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin · The Gazette (Janesville) · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary/press source; identified via search summary, not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
Taxpayers take on Wisconsin online sports betting law · Courthouse News Service · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary/press source; identified via search summary, not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
Wisconsin Division of Gaming 2024-2025 Annual Report · Wisconsin Division of Gaming (Dept. of Administration) · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched directly as a PDF (doa.wi.gov) and extracted with pdftotext; published by the Division in Feb. 2026, more current and more specific than the oigrc-map-jan2026 map on which this tribe count/Red Cliff detail was previously based, which it corrects. Also states: "Six Native Nations in the state now operate retail sports book operations including the Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Oneida, St. Croix, Sokaogon and Potawatomi gaming facilities," that "the Oneida Nation currently operates mobile gaming within the boundaries of the Nation's reservation in Brown and Outagamie counties," that "there are currently 13,846 slot machines, 167 table games, and 171 sports wagering stations and kiosks in operation at the 23 Class III gaming facilities in the state," that "Amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution made charitable bingo games legal in 1973 and charitable raffles legal in 1977," and that under Wis. Stat. § 569.06 tribal revenue-sharing payments were appropriated to "17 state agencies and 52 program areas" in 2025 (about $33 million) for economic development, county support, and tourism promotion.
“As of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, Compact Amendments authorizing sports wagering were in place with all Wisconsin Native Nations with the exception of the Red Cliff and Bad River Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa.”
Wisconsin Online Sports Betting 2026 Launch Status · Deuces Cracked (operator-facing secondary source) · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
secondary source only; fetched directly 2026-10-11. Reports Gov. Evers signed AB 601 on 2026-04-09 authorizing a tribal hub-and-spoke online/mobile sports-wagering model; as of the update (roughly five months after signing, i.e. around September 2026), no tribe had launched and compact talks (begun June 2026) continued, with analysts expecting a realistic launch window of late 2026 at the earliest, more likely early-to-mid 2027.
“Five months later, no app has launched and none is imminent.”
Sports betting in the United States · Wikipedia (secondary) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; state-by-state legality table cites "Oneida Casino launches legal sports betting in Wisconsin" as its underlying source.
Informational Paper #87: Tribal Gaming in Wisconsin · Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau · government other · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched directly as a PDF (via docs.legis.wisconsin.gov; the docs-preview.legis.wisconsin.gov mirror used in an earlier attempt returned a blocked-site page) and extracted with pdftotext. Also states: "State-tribal gaming compacts were signed with 11 tribes and bands in Wisconsin in 1991 and 1992," used for casino_tribal's launched date. Dated January 2021, before the 2021 sports-wagering compact amendments, so it has no sports-wagering-specific age language; the 21-year figure is the general Class III gaming age rule under the compacts, applied to sports wagering by inference (see min_age.sports caveat).
“In general, the minimum age to play is 21 years, except for the Lac Courte Oreilles and Sokaogon compacts, under which the minimum is 18 years.”
About the Wisconsin Lottery (History) · Wisconsin Lottery · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Official Lottery history timeline, fetched directly, with 77 dated entries from 1988 to 2025; also states "This money has been returned to eligible Wisconsin taxpayers" regarding property-tax credits since 1988 (over $6.4 billion, about 30.5% of revenue). The page does not mention the 1987 constitutional amendment or 1987 Wisconsin Act 119.
“09/14/88: The first Wisconsin Lottery games go on sale”
Wisconsin Lottery · Wikipedia (secondary) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only
Legislator Proposing Bill To Legalize, Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports Websites · Wisconsin Public Radio · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary/press source; reports AG Schimel's 2016 no-position statement and Rep. Vorpagel's AB 800 proposal to classify DFS as a game of skill; enactment status not confirmed.
Wisconsin representative makes push to classify DFS as game of skill · Gaming Intelligence · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary/press source corroborating the AB 800 proposal.
Wisconsin Online Casinos Guide: WI Casino Legality & More · RotoWire · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
industry/marketing secondary source only.
Is Kalshi legal in Wisconsin? · CoinStats · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
litigation-tracker secondary source; identified via search summary, not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session; judge's name/exact ruling date not independently confirmed.
Wisconsin Statutes § 565.17 — Limitations on ticket and share sales and purchases · Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau) · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched directly via curl with a Chrome user-agent string.
“565.17(1m) Ticket couriers prohibited. No person may operate a ticket courier service in this state. ... A person under 18 years of age may not purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share. This paragraph does not prohibit a person 18 years of age or older from giving a lottery ticket or lottery share to a person under 18 years of age.”
Lottery Courier Services in the US: Latest Regulatory Developments Explained · Vixio Regulatory Intelligence · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
secondary source only; July 2026 review naming Wisconsin as one of seven states (with California, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia) that expressly prohibit lottery courier services.
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 562 — Regulation of Racing and On-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering · Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau) · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched as a PDF from docs.legis.wisconsin.gov and extracted with pdftotext; no separate "advance deposit wagering" definition or license category appears in the chapter.
“The department may permit a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) to simulcast races to any out-of-state legal wagering entity, and to commingle the licensee's wagering pools on those races with those of any out-of-state legal wagering entity to which the licensee is permitted to simulcast those races.”
Can't Open a Betting Account at TVG, TwinSpires From Wisconsin, Missouri, More · Gambling911 · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
secondary/press source identified via search-result summary; lists Wisconsin among states whose residents cannot open TVG/TwinSpires accounts, consistent with current-era aggregator lists (WorldPopulationReview, BettingUSA's TVG review) also excluding Wisconsin. Page not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
Wisconsin Horse Racing Betting · BettingUSA · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
industry/promotional secondary source only, identified via search-result summary; claims online racebooks (TwinSpires, AmWager) are used by Wisconsin bettors and that in-person wagering is legal but no tracks or OTB facilities currently operate, without identifying any Wisconsin license or state authorization for that online access. Page not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
Office of Charitable Gaming · Wisconsin Department of Administration · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“issues about 13,000 raffle licenses a year”
Wis. Stat. § 563.13 Affidavits and fees · Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“A license fee of $20 for each bingo occasion proposed to be conducted and an annual license fee of $10 for the designated member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts.”
Wis. Stat. § 563.92 License · Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The fee shall be $50 for a raffle license and shall be remitted with the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months...”
Wis. Stat. § 563.51(13) Age limitations · Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“A minor may not play a bingo game conducted by a licensed organization unless an adult who is a relative of the minor by blood, marriage, or adoption, or the minor's guardian, is present in the building or on the premises while the minor plays the game. ... A minor may not conduct or assist in the conduct of bingo.”
Wisconsin Tribal Gaming Market Deep Dive 2026 · TribalGaming.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source; describes 9 of 11 Wisconsin tribes having amended compacts to authorize sports wagering as of late 2024, covering major pro leagues, drafts, and awards shows (no esports mentioned).
Wisconsin Approves Tribal-Exclusive Mobile Sports Betting - What Bettors Need To Know · Gambling.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; page not fetched in full (truncated on retrieval) -- confirmed via search-result summary only. Describes existing tribal compact net-win revenue share as roughly 1.75%-6.5%, varying by tribe, with mobile sports-betting rates to be negotiated compact-by-compact and not yet finalized.
Wisconsin Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance, Gaming 2024-2025 Annual Report · Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Gaming · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Prior-year reports (https://doa.wi.gov/Gaming/Gaming%202023-2024%20Annual%20Report.pdf and https://doa.wi.gov/Gaming/Gaming%202018-2022%20Report%20FINAL%20012023.pdf) give only year-over-year dollar deltas or unlabeled bar charts for SFY2018-2024, not printed exact totals, so those years are not recorded as rows here to avoid reporting an estimated bar-chart read as an exact figure.
“The Compacts with the Native Nations in the State of Wisconsin contain provisions that require the Nations to share a portion of Class III gaming revenue with the state. These provisions are unique to each Nation's Compact... pursuant to the requirements of the Compacts, Class III gaming revenue data is not subject to public release except in the aggregate.”
NIGC FY 2025 Gross Gaming Revenue Report · National Indian Gaming Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“FY 2025’s GGR of $46.2 billion marks the highest ever GGR for the Indian gaming industry.”
List of casinos in Wisconsin · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit Beloit Rock Wisconsin Land-based Owned by the Ho-Chunk Nation; opening in 2026; Sevenwinds Casino, Lodge & Convention Center Hayward Sawyer Wisconsin Land-based Owned by the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe; formerly Lac Courte Oreilles Casino, Lodge & Convention Center”
Ho-Chunk announces grand opening date for new Beloit casino · Rock River Current · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit, 777 Willowbrook Road, will open to the public at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.”