Minnesota Legislators Eyeing Sports Betting Yet Again

Death, taxes, and Minnesota legislators exploring the possibility of sports betting legalization.

State legislators are again preparing to move forward with legislation, but need to be cleared before any bill has a chance at approval when the legislative session begins on Feb. 12.

Namely, Minnesota Tribes and state racetracks still cannot find common ground on the best way to share sports betting and a solution may not be reached before the 2024 legislative session ends in May.

Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0

Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) recently unveiled his Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0 (), which will provide retail and online sports betting licensing opportunities to Minnesota s 11 tribal nations and allow state racetracks or professional sports stadiu…