Wisconsin

Wisconsin Mobile Sports Betting Hits a Legal Wall | Act 247

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Suit Seeks To Void Act 247, Halt Wisconsin Compact Talks

Act 247 adds one paragraph to state law, exempting mobile sports wagers from Wisconsin’s criminal definition of a bet. The three-count complaint asks the court to bar Gov. Tony Evers from negotiating compact amendments implementing the law. A third count calls the law’s tribal-server requirement a racial classification barred by the 14th Amendment. Each defendant … Read more

CFTC Loses Bid To Shield Prediction Markets In Wisconsin

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CFTC Loses Bid To Shield Prediction Markets In Wisconsin

Judge William Griesbach denied the CFTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Wisconsin in a 28-page decision filed July 29. The court said the agency is unlikely to prove sports event contracts are swaps or that federal law preempts Wisconsin’s gambling statute. Two days earlier the same federal plaintiffs won an injunction against Minnesota, splitting … Read more