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Conservative groups sue to stop online sports betting in Wisconsin
['Rich Kremer']
WPR
A lawsuit from conservative groups claims Wisconsin’s new online sports betting law is unconstitutional and must be struck down.
The challenge argues a 1993 amendment bans state lawmakers from authorizing new forms of gambling, and the sports betting law only benefits members of tribal nations.
The online sports betting law was supported by Wisconsin tribal nations and strongly opposed by some of the biggest online sports betting companies in the nation, like DraftKings and FanDuel.
Democrats argued online betting was already happening in Wisconsin and the law gave the state and tribes input.
EmailWILL and the groups it represents are also arguing the online sports betting law violates the U.S. Constitution because it only benefits members of Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized tribal nations, based on race.