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Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling

February 19, 2022 By Jon Friedl - Professor Slots

Introduction to Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Wisconsin slot machine casino gambling consists of twenty-four tribal casinos. Illegal video gambling machines exist in bars and taverns throughout Wisconsin.

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I’ve dedicated this series to slot enthusiasts such as yourself by using my State-By-State Online Resource for U.S. Casino Slots Enthusiasts to improve your slots gambling performance by reviewing your state’s slots gaming industry.

Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Wisconsin

The minimum legal gambling age in Wisconsin depends upon the gambling activity:

  • Land-Based Casinos: 21
  • Poker Rooms: 18
  • Bingo: 18
  • Lottery: 18
  • Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

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Tribal casinos in Wisconsin have negotiated tribal-state gaming compacts. However, each city or county must agree to both the development of a local tribal casino as well as the games offered at its site.

Further, many bars and taverns in Wisconsin have illegal video gaming machines. Having up to five machines results in civil forfeiture without legal repercussion while more than five machines are, instead, a criminal offense.

Anyone playing pay-to-play, bar-based slot machines must be at least 21. Otherwise, owners break a different law, this one having severe legal consequences for their business.

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Electronic gaming machines in bars and taverns which are free to play with no prizes of any value are not illegal under Wisconsin’s gaming regulations.

Slot Machine Private Ownership in Wisconsin

It is illegal to own a slot machine privately in Wisconsin.

Madison Under a Blue Sky [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Madison Under a Blue Sky [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Gaming Control Board in Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Gaming Division has gaming regulatory responsibilities including:

  • Licensing procedures
  • Background investigations
  • Regulatory enforcement activities

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The Division’s area of focus for tribal gaming is the Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance created by tribal-state gaming compacts. The Office’s purpose is to ensure regulation of Class III games at casinos operated by Wisconsin’s eleven tribes.

City of Milwaukee’s McKinley Marina South Docks [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
City of Milwaukee’s McKinley Marina South Docks [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Casinos in Wisconsin

There are twenty-four American Indian tribal casinos in Wisconsin.

The largest casino in Wisconsin is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino.

The second-largest casino is Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells.

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Commercial Casinos in Wisconsin

There are no commercial casinos in Wisconsin.

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Tribal Casinos in Wisconsin

There are twenty-four tribal casinos in Wisconsin:

  1. Bad River Lodge Casino in Odanah, 45 miles east of Duluth.
  2. Grindstone Creek Casino in Hayward, 140 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
  3. Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls, 110 miles northwest of Madison.
  4. Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison
  5. Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa, 50 miles north of Wausau.
  6. Ho-Chunk Gaming Tomah, 81 miles north of Madison.
  7. Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells in Baraboo, 40 miles northwest of Madison.
  8. Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg, 30 miles east of Wausau.
  9. Lake of the Torches Resort Casino in Lac du Flambeau, 225 miles north of Green Bay.
  10. Legendary Waters Resort & Casino in Red Cliff, 80 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota.
  11. Menominee Casino Resort in Keshena, 40 miles northwest of Green Bay.
  12. Mole Lake Casino & Lodge in Mole Lake, 100 miles northwest of Green Bay.
  13. North Star Mohican Casino Resort in Bowler, 55 miles northwest of Green Bay.
  14. Oneida Casino – Irene Moore Activity Center (IMAC) in Green Bay.
  15. Oneida Casino – Main-Airport in Green Bay.
  16. Oneida Casino – One-Stop Packerland in Green Bay.
  17. Oneida Casino – Travel Center in Pulaski, 12 northwest of Green Bay.
  18. Oneida Casino – W. Mason in Green Bay.
  19. Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee
  20. Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel in Wabeno, 85 miles north of Green Bay.
  21. Sevenwinds Casino, Lodge & Convention Center in Hayward, 75 miles southeast of Duluth, Minnesota.
  22. St. Croix Casino – Danbury, 62 miles south of Duluth near the border to Minnesota
  23. St. Croix Casino – Hertel in Webster, 83 miles south of Duluth near the border to Minnesota.
  24. St. Croix Casino – Turtle Lake, 76 miles northeast of Minneapolis near the border to Minnesota.
Wisconsin Casinos Map [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Wisconsin Casinos Map [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Wisconsin slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Wisconsin is:

  • North: Michigan Slots
  • East: Lake Michigan
  • South: Illinois Slots
  • West: Iowa Slots and Minnesota Slots

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Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to Wisconsin.

Wisconsin on a U.S. Map [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Wisconsin on a U.S. Map [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Our Wisconsin Slots Facebook Group

Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Wisconsin? If so, join our Wisconsin slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to freely join this Facebook Group community.

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There, you can meet online and privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with local slots enthusiasts about playing slot machines in Wisconsin. Join us!

Wisconsin Slots Community [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Wisconsin Slots Community [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Theoretical Payouts and Return Statistics in Wisconsin

Written into Wisconsin’s tribal-state gaming compacts are minimum and maximum theoretical payout limits. These limits apply over the expected lifetime of the game.

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Each tribal-state compact has set minimum and maximum payout limits. However, there are two sets of limits, both of which apply over the expected lifetime of the game:

  • Games-of-chance (slot machines): 80% and 100%
  • Games-of-skill video games (poker, blackjack, etc.): 83% and 103%

For each machine, tribal casinos report to the state both its theoretical payout and actual return statistics. However, this valuable information is not available to the public.

An annual return statistic is publicly available for all tribal casinos combined in Wisconsin, although casino hold% comes from dividing Tribal Net Win by Handle Data. Player win% is from subtracting hold% from 100%.

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In 2019, the latest available, the annual return statistic was 92.76%. This player win% is up from 2017’s 92.48% and 2018’s 92.61%.

Raspberry Island Light House [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Raspberry Island Light House [Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Summary of Wisconsin Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Wisconsin slot machine casino gambling consists of twenty-four tribal casinos. Illegal gaming machines exist at many bars and taverns, but only five or more machines results in a criminal offense.

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Related Articles from Professor Slots

  • 11 Things You Need To Know About Tribal Casinos
  • The Ultimate Guide to Tribes and Tribal Gaming

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