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Tribes Back Limited In‑State College Betting as Universities Urge Protections for Athletes
Summary
Senate Bill 6,137 would allow regulated wagers on collegiate events involving Washington schools while prohibiting bets on the performance of individual in‑state athletes. Tribal operators testified in favor citing monitoring and a hub‑and‑spoke option for small casinos; university representatives urged retaining the ban on individual prop bets to protect student athletes.
Senate Bill 6,137, introduced for public hearing Jan. 22, would permit wagering on collegiate events that involve Washington colleges while explicitly banning bets on the performance or nonperformance of an individual athlete enrolled at an in‑state college. Committee staff described the bill’s limits and invited public testimony.
Ron Allen, chair and CEO of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, testified that the tribes support bringing college-event wagering into the regulated tribal market and urged the committee to adopt a ‘hub‑and‑spoke’ option used in Nevada to let smaller tribal casinos participate without…
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