Just when we all thought that online Wisconsin betting was going to be on the way leading up to the NFL season getting here, a change of plans has arrived at the last second in dramatic fashion. Originally, Governor Tony Evers signed a new law into action for legal online wagers, but Republicans are now working to prevent it. Indeed, a new lawsuit is standing in the way of online Wisconsin sports betting.

Obviously, this is a major concern for local citizens, as the hope was that online options would be on the way with the NFL betting season about to get started, and then go on to explode. With this lawsuit placed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, also known as the WILL, it shows the passion people have to try and wipe away online betting from becoming part of the state's history.

"A new lawsuit from the conservative WILL, filed on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association and Citizens Defending Liberty, claims that regardless of how they did it, state legislators never had the power to authorize sports betting in the first place," WPR said in a new piece. "It argues residents amended the Wisconsin Constitution in 1993, explicitly limiting gambling outside of bingo, raffles and state-run lotteries."

This really feels like it has flipped things on its head. Evers originally passed the new law, with Wisconsin officials working tirelessly to get things in motion. The delay for online betting wasn't supposed to go past the fall. However, with a new lawsuit in place, it leaves everyone guessing on when sports betting apps will be made available online for people to bet on. Your guess is as good as ours, which is quite disappointing.

The new lawsuit does not impact prediction markets for Wisconsin betting

A big question that people have had on their minds deals with Kalshi and PolyMarket, but with action being taken here by the WILL, the new lawsuit does not impact prediction markets for Wisconsin. With this, while online sports betting is still on hold, people can place those kinds of bets via prediction markets, which is another problem on its own.

Several states have been working tirelessly to bring this to a halt, but not many have had much luck. Originally, Minnesota was all set to ban things, becoming the first state to do so. However, a Federal Judge blocked that ban, meaning people in the state can also still place bets that way. And. for people in Wisconsin, they can still participate with online wagers that way too.

While this may be viewed as a positive for sports fans, it's also among the main reasons why Evers and his supporters were fired up to get online sports betting going soon. For now, however, there's no announced date for when things will arrive, and the expectation is that the WILL lawsuit is only going to further push things back. It will be interesting to see how things will get figured out, but everyone must now play the waiting game.

The online sports betting lawsuit has arrived at the worst time for Wisconsin

While breaking things down as a whole, there's simply no arguing with the fact that the online sports betting lawsuit has arrived at the worst time for Wisconsin. That's because on Wednesday night, the NFL season officially kicked off, with Week 1 of the regular season arriving. And come this weekend, and for the next few months, there's going to be a ton of focus on the Green Bay Packers.

This is going to be a pivotal year for Jordan Love, and people in Wisconsin are going to be ready to bet big on him to perform at an MVP level. With that, people can place all kinds of wagers at the limited amount of in-person sportsbooks. As for things via an app, people can still rely on the prediction markets for that, which is a big problem on its own. And it surely has Evers a bit annoyed since he thought he had a replacement in place.

As we mentioned above, there's no set date for when online sports betting in Wisconsin will be introduced. Despite the bill being signed, this new delay is providing plenty of headaches. Will things get launched in time for Super Bowl betting this winter? We have no idea, but it's going to be downright infuriating if things don't come to fruition until 2027 or something, that's for sure.