Wisconsin Senate passes bills to legalize online sports betting, establish college athlete NIL rules

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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In two narrow votes, the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday passed bills to legalize online sports betting in the state and create a set of rules for managing name, image and likeness deals for University of Wisconsin athletes.

Both bills were passed and sent to the desk of Gov. Tony Evers despite opposition within both party caucuses.

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After initially appearing to be on the legislative fast track upon its introduction last …

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