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73.031 .

565.01(6m)

(6m)

 

565.01(6m)(a)

(a)

“The state lottery” means an enterprise, including a multijurisdictional lottery in which the state participates, in which the player, by purchasing a ticket, is entitled to participate in a game of chance in which any of the following applies:

565.01(6m)(a)1.

1.

The winning tickets are randomly predetermined and the player reveals preprinted numbers or symbols from which it can be immediately determined whether the ticket is a winning ticket entitling the player to win a prize as prescribed in the features and procedures for the game, including an opportunity to win a prize in a secondary or subsequent chance drawing or game.

565.01(6m)(a)2.

2.

The ticket is evidence of the numbers or symbols selected by the player or, at the player’s option, randomly selected by a computer, and the player becomes entitled to a prize as prescribed in the features and procedures for the game, including an opportunity to win a prize in a secondary or subsequent chance drawing or game, if some or all of the player’s symbols or numbers are selected in a chance drawing or game, if the player’s ticket is randomly selected by the computer at the time of purchase or if the ticket is selected in a chance drawing.

565.01(6m)(b)

(b)

“The state lottery” does not include any of the following games or games simulating any of the following games:

565.01(6m)(b)1.

1.

Any game in which winners are selected based on the results of a race or sporting event.

565.01(6m)(b)2.

2.

Any banking card game, including blackjack, baccarat or chemin de fer.

565.01(6m)(b)3.

3.

Poker.

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2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated

through 2025 Wis. Act 103 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on April 3, 2026.

Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after April 3, 2026, are designated by NOTES.

(Published 4-3-26)