Retail sports will arrive in Wisconsin after Oneida Nation and Gov. Tony Evers signed a modified gaming agreement Thursday.
The compact will be sent to the U. S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Indian Affairs for approval. The branch has forty-five days to approve it.
The amendment allows him to bet on professional games and sports occasions (such as the NFL Draft) and entertainment prizes, according to a news release. Betting on Wisconsin school athletics is prohibited, as are betting on the effects of elections and occasions involving others under the age of 19.
The agreement only allows remote wagering on land “owned by the tribe or held to be accepted as true to the tribe through the federal government and containing a proprietary or leased advertising construction” through the tribe, according to the statement.
Oneida Casino said it would like sports betting to be up and running during the start of the normal NFL season and will offer sports betting kiosks and retail stations, according to a news release.
“Oneida Casino is an important source of income and employment for the Oneida Nation and this expansion will bring new employment opportunities and a source of income expansion for the tribe,” Evers said in the statement.
The casino plans to establish a transit location for sports betting with the structure of a permanent sports betting hall. Temporary and permanent locations will be at Oneida Main Casino, where the sports bar is located.
“We anticipate that sports will attract new consumers interested in legal sports and offer new gaming opportunities to our existing consumers,” Louise Cornelius, managing director of Oneida Casino, said in a press release.
The State Department of State Administration’s India Gambling and Regulatory Compliance Office is recently conducting on-site audits of casino operations and will have expanded oversight to ensure regulatory compliance and integrity at times under the amended compact, according to the statement.