Wisconsin online sports betting delayed until spring by lawsuit

Online sports betting is still a long way from reality in Wisconsin. A lawsuit against it won’t be settled until the spring.The lawsuit is one of the hurdles before online sports betting comes to phones and computers in the Badger State. On Monday, Nov. 9, the case got bigger, with eight tribes being added as intervenors to defend the law.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidBackground on the lawsuitBack in April, the Wisconsin Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers approved a new law that opened the door to online sports betting. However, before there's actual online sports betting, the state and federal government need to sign off.First, Evers asked the state’s 11 tribes to agree on how online sports betting will work. Once that's done, then the governor will need to re-negotiate the compacts, which are formal agreements, with each tribe. Finally, the federal government would need to sign off on the amended compacts.The second hurdle for onli