Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.

Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.

October 28, 2025

Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.

By: John Mikuta

Statewide online sports betting may soon be coming to Wisconsin. Last week, a bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill, LRB-4723/1, which would legalize online sports betting in the state.[1]  If the bill is enacted into law, Wisconsin would become the 32nd state to allow online sports betting statewide. Wisconsin has not yet enacted any statewide sports betting legislation.  In fact, Wisconsin’s Constitution generally prohibits the legislature from authorizing “gambling in any form.”[2]  Wisconsin law also provides that anyone who “[m]akes a bet” is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.[3]  The proposed bill gets over these hurdles by excluding from the definition of “bet” any online event or sports wager made by a person physically in Wisconsin, so long…

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As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

October 13, 2025

As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

By: Sara Dalsheim

Every year at the biggest gaming conference in the world, G2E, there is one topic on everyone’s lips. In past years, these topics have been legalized online sports wagering, daily fantasy sports, legalized iGaming, expansions of legalized online gaming, social gaming, and sweepstakes casinos. This year it was no different; the topic being – prediction markets. With the growing popularity of exchanges such as Kalshi…

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Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports

October 10, 2025

Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports

By: Michelle Cohen

First came the name, image, and likeness deals, and now…sports betting.  Following a trend of eliminating certain restrictions on collegiate student-athletes, the NCAA’s Division I Administrative Committee just approved a proposal that removes the ban on student-athletes and athletic department staff engaging in sports betting on professional sports. Division II and Division III officials must also adopt the proposal before it can become effective. Assuming…

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New York Sports Betting Marketing Affiliate Requirements

November 4, 2021

New York Sports Betting Marketing Affiliate Requirements

By: Sara Dalsheim

On November 8, 2021, New York officially announced the mobile sportsbooks it will license for online operations.  The mobile sportsbooks named were Caesars Sportsbook, Resorts World Bet, PointsBet, Rush Street Interactive, WynnBET, FanDuel, Bally Bet, BetMGM, and DraftKings. The state is aiming to go live with online sports betting prior to the 2022 Super Bowl game. Marketing affiliates in New York will not be required…

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Mobile Gaming is Now Mobile

October 25, 2021

Mobile Gaming is Now Mobile

By: James Trusty

Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance that removes a significant hurdle from the daily operations of the mobile betting industry.  Under a regulatory component of the USA Patriot Act,[1] casinos are required to use documentary evidence (such as a driver’s license or passport) to verify their customer’s identity in establishing accounts.  With the emergence of mobile sports betting in recent years,…

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Shaken to the Core

September 26, 2021

Shaken to the Core

By: James Trusty

This month in San Francisco, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple must stop forcing game developers to exclusively use its payment system in their app purchases. With the ruling, app developers can include a link or other advertisement to facilitate alternative ways of paying for each app. The suit was brought by Epic Games, the maker of the wildly popular game…

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This Fall’s Sports Betting Lineup Could Include 5 New States

August 26, 2021

This Fall’s Sports Betting Lineup Could Include 5 New States

By: Sara Dalsheim

The sports wagering industry in the United States will be significantly expanded by the end of this year.  This NFL season, fans in up to five new states may be able to legally bet on games from their own personal mobile device and/or desktop computer.  Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in mid-2018 the legal sports betting market has taken off exponentially including the introduction of…

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Arizona Provides Ancillary Suppliers with New Short Form Application

August 24, 2021

Arizona Provides Ancillary Suppliers with New Short Form Application

By: Sara Dalsheim

On the afternoon of Friday August 20, 2021, nearly three weeks prior to launch of legal event wagering in the state, the Arizona Department of Gaming (“Department”) announced the release of a new short form licensing application for ancillary suppliers.  The form may be used by affiliates, geofence providers, identity verification service providers, independent test laboratories, integrity monitoring providers, marketing affiliates, and any other person…

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Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.

Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
By: John Mikuta

As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
By: Sara Dalsheim

Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports

Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports
By: Michelle Cohen

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