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Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
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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…
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…
Ruling in Daniels v. FanDuel Highlights the Value of Sports Data and Contemporary Culture
October 29, 2018
Ruling in Daniels v. FanDuel Highlights the Value of Sports Data and Contemporary Culture
By: Nicole Kardell
More good news for sports betting operators exploring U.S. markets: the Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the “newsworthy value” of sports player stats. The ruling will make it harder for leagues and players to exercise control over (or to extract rents from) the distribution of player data. The case, Daniels v. FanDuel, was brought by several college athletes against DraftKings, Inc. and FanDuel, Inc. Plaintiff…
But today I am still just a Bill
October 22, 2018
But today I am still just a Bill
By: James Trusty
By all accounts, a bill for legalized sports betting in D.C. (“The Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018”) was well-received last week by the City Council, but the byzantine process by which it might become a law leaves plenty of opportunities for mischief. On Wednesday, Councilman Jack Evans introduced legislation with the support of Mayor Bowser and co-sponsorship of five other councilmembers, and with…
Is the Daily Fantasy Sports Showdown in Texas Just for Show?
September 17, 2018
Is the Daily Fantasy Sports Showdown in Texas Just for Show?
By: Ifrah Law
It’s a showdown in Texas over the legality of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) contests under Texas law. But it’s a showdown only for show, it seems. The drama over the legality of DFS in Texas began on January 19, 2016, when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton unilaterally issued an opinion letter declaring fantasy sports illegal within the state. The fallout from this opinion was swift….
Who Needs a License for Online Sports Betting and Gaming in New Jersey?
September 6, 2018
Who Needs a License for Online Sports Betting and Gaming in New Jersey?
By: Steven Eichorn
With online sports betting and gaming now legal in New Jersey, many businesses are seeking to jump into this flourishing industry. However, the regulations require that any company seeking to offer this kind of entertainment be associated with a land-based casino in the state, and that kind of association requires a specific legal status. Companies seeking to do business with a New Jersey casino need…
A Guide To Getting A Legal Online Gaming License
August 29, 2018
A Guide To Getting A Legal Online Gaming License
By: Ifrah Law
Now that states have the right to decide whether to allow sports betting within their borders, the floodgates have opened: numerous states are passing bills so that this form of entertainment can start generating revenue within their borders. Because many consumers will want to engage in this kind of online gaming on their mobile devices, some forward-thinking jurisdictions have specifically included mobile sports betting in…
