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Dianne Hesselbein: “Sports betting is already happening in the state of…”

Featuring: Dianne Hesselbein, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 27

Sen. Hesselbein looking to become next majority leader

Published March 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:23

The online sports betting bill being one of them. You voted yes on that legislation. Why did your vote swing that way? Well, Sports betting is already happening in the state of Wisconsin. People are using VPNs and doing it through, you know, different, probably illegal ways to do it. And we're having out of state, out of country people that are profiting from it. (01:23–01:27)

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