“What this bill is about is creating a legal marketplace that will displace that black market, and in doing so provide consumer protection, ensure the integrity of the game, and limit money laundering and other illicit activity,” said Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids).<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Legislature’s 2022 session is to adjourn at the end of business on Monday, May 23. That leaves only six session days for the Senate and House to work out their sports betting differences. Along with where such gambling would occur, the chambers have not addressed proposed tax rates and licensing fees.<\/p>\n
\nIf the stakeholders can come together and try to find some common ground where there are opportunities available at the tribal casinos as well as the tracks, and perhaps if there’s something we can do to help benefit our charities, I think agreement could still get done this session,” Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) told the Star Tribune<\/i>. “But we’re running out of time for that to happen.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Each of Minnesota’s four neighbors — North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin — all have legal sports betting operational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Minnesota sports betting discussions continue in Saint Paul, but the clock is ticking on the Legislature’s 2022 session. On Thursday, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed House File 778. The bill would legalize sports betting at tribal casinos and via online sportsbooks. The mobile operators would be required to partner with tribal-owned entities. HF 778 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":213408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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