Minnesota Sports Betting
Sports betting is not yet legal in Minnesota. However, other Minnesota online betting alternatives, including daily fantasy sports apps and horse racing betting sites, are legal and available today.
In addition, lawmakers and tribal gaming operators are considering proposals to authorize retail sportsbooks and online sports betting in Minnesota.
Bringing legal sportsbooks to Minnesota will require aligning the interests of a varied group of stakeholders, particularly tribal groups that operate casinos across the state.
Pro sports betting lawmakers have made significant progress in getting tribal casino operators on board, but difficulties remain in reaching an agreement regarding tribal exclusivity and market access.
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Minnesota Sports Betting Outlook
Many lawmakers support legalizing online sports betting in Minnesota, but all recent efforts have collapsed due to disagreements over the details.
The 2024 legislative session opened and closed with a familiar theme in the state’s efforts to legalize online sportsbooks in Minnesota: early optimism followed by late-stage disappointment.
Lawmakers considered several bills to legalize online sports betting in Minnesota in 2024, with HF 2000 emerging as the best candidate:
- / : House and Senate companion bills that authorize up to 11 Minnesota online sports betting licenses for tribal gaming operators. Both bills also permit retail sportsbooks at tribal casinos, formally legalize daily fantasy sports, establish a 10-20% tax on net revenue, and formally legalize daily fantasy sports.
- : Permits Minnesota’s eleven tribes to apply for sports betting licenses, seeks a 40% tax on revenue, and earmarks 75% of tax revenue for problem gambling resources.
The 2024 Minnesota online sports betting bill made significant progress but ran into trouble near the end of a tumultuous legislative session marred by of a state senator.
There may be signs of optimism for the future, with Rep. Zack Stephenson that lawmakers had reached a deal acceptable to Minnesota’s tribal casino operators, race tracks, and charity organizations.
However, it’s uncertain how solid that agreement was because the House failed to bring the bill to a vote in the session’s final but admittedly chaotic days.
Minnesota Daily Fantasy Sports
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Minnesota fantasy sports sites operate in a legal gray area because the legislature has never passed a bill granting them official legal status. At the same time, existing state law does not address daily fantasy one way or another.
As a result, fantasy sports sites are active in Minnesota but are not subject to consumer protection regulations or licensing requirements. Fortunately, fans can use all the nation’s most popular DSS sites and pick’em fantasy apps in Minnesota, all of which hold licenses in other states.
Read more about the Minnesota fantasy sports market here:
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Online and in-person horse racing betting are legal in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Racing Commission regulates pari-mutuel wagering throughout the state and requires all online racebooks to apply for licenses before offering their services to residents.
Fans can also visit two race tracks to watch and wager on live races or visit the simulcasting room to bet on races held elsewhere.
See BettingUSA’s Minnesota horse racing betting guide for more information and a list of licensed racebook apps:
Minnesota Online Gambling
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Online casinos and poker sites are prohibited under Minnesota law and the legalization of those activities does not appear high on the state’s list of priorities.
However, Sweepstakes casinos offer MN gamblers casino-style games and a similar experience.
Lawmakers have declined to enact legislation to legalize online gambling in Minnesota, and there are no indications they are planning to introduce new legislation anytime soon.
MN Stat § 609.75-763 prohibits all gambling not authorized by the state, including online gambling. State law also treats participation in unauthorized gambling as a misdemeanor offense.
The law does not specifically mention participation in online gambling, but it could easily be interpreted that way to the broad language of the law.
reads:
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) makes a bet;
(2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery;
(3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining state, with intent to encourage participation therein;
(4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor’s control to be used as a gambling place; or
(5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device.
Clause (5) does not prohibit possession of a gambling device in a person’s dwelling for amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players an opportunity to obtain anything of value.
Under some interpretations of the law, merely participating in unauthorized online gambling as a player could be considered a criminal act.
There are no known cases of players being charged for gambling online, but the MN Division of Gambling Enforcement states that it is a crime to participate.
From the Division’s :
Online sports betting and online casinos that take your money and offer prizes via the web are illegal in Minnesota. There are websites available that operate outside of the United States to purposefully avoid laws and enforcement. Not only is it a crime to participate, there are consumer protection concerns as well. When you send money, you are giving your personal financial and banking information to unknown persons that are not licensed or regulated in handling it. If you do win, there is no recourse if they do not pay you.
Minnesota Online Lottery
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Minnesota online lottery players can use online lottery apps and third-party courier services to buy tickets online.
For a short time, MN residents could visit the to buy individual tickets or subscriptions online. The state even sold instant scratch tickets that could be scratched and redeemed online instantly.
The addition of online lottery scratch tickets in Minnesota caused quite a bit of controversy when the new games were unveiled in February of 2014. State lawmakers immediately to end the scratch tickets and enact future limitations on what the state lottery may offer online.
The measure to end scratch tickets was supported by a group of lawmakers who oppose online gambling altogether, tribal casino groups and charity gambling groups. Eventually, the bill was presented to Governor Mark Dayton who decided against a veto.
Online scratch card games are no longer available for purchase in Minnesota.
Minnesota Sports Betting FAQ
Wes Burns has more than a decade’s worth of experience as a writer, researcher and analyst in the legal gambling industry and is co-founder of ycgts.shop. As a former professional online poker player, Wes approaches his work from the viewpoint of players.