Minnesota

Horse Racing Inclusion Dampens Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Chances

A Minnesota Senate committee sent a sports betting bill to the floor Thursday, loaded with an amendment likely to end any chance of legalization this year. The MN Senate Finance Committee advanced HF 788 to the Senate floor Thursday. The House passed the MN sports betting bill last week, but the Senate committee added a […] Read More

Can Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Make Waves In Senate?

With just a few days left in the 2022 legislative session, Minnesota sports betting faces an uphill climb. The Minnesota House advanced a MN sports betting bill, HF 788, last week, 70-57. The Senate Finance Committee will hear the bill Thursday and could send it to the chamber floor. However, the bill’s path to the finish […] Read More

Minnesota House Passes Amended Sports Betting Bill

Minnesota sports betting legislation is past one chamber, but its path forward is murky at best. The House advanced HF 778, 70-57, on Thursday evening. The MN sports betting legislation ventured through five House committees and saw several minor adjustments throughout its journey. While the bill heads to the Senate, its chances to reach the […] Read More

Minnesota House Ready To Pass Sports Betting Bill

While trouble looms in the Senate, Minnesota House is expected to pass sports betting legislation Thursday. HF 778 is scheduled for a vote Thursday on the House floor, according to the calendar for the day. The Minnesota sports betting legislation traversed through five committees to reach the House floor. An industry source told LSR the votes are […] Read More

When Will MN Sports Betting Bill Get House Vote?

Rep. Zack Stephenson‘s legislation to legalize MN sports betting took a roundabout trip to the House floor but is on its way. HF 778 was voted out of the House Ways and Means Committee last week by a 14-7 vote. The sports betting bill is now cleared to be heard on the House floor. This was […] Read More

Charitable Gaming Still Sticking Point In Minnesota Sports Betting Bill

A Minnesota sports betting bill continued its path forward Thursday, but not before a familiar issue gained more supporters. Rep. Zack Stephenson shepherded his HF 778 through the House Taxes Committee, 13-5, Thursday afternoon. The MN sports betting bill now heads to the Ways and Means Committee. During the relatively streamlined meeting, the state’s charitable […] Read More

Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Clears Another Roadblock, More To Come?

A Minnesota sports betting bill passed another hurdle Thursday. The House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee advanced an MN sports betting bill with a 9-6 vote. Rep. Zack Stephenson has ushered HF 778 through three committees and will now take it to the Taxes Committee. The bill legalizes Minnesota sports betting through the state’s tribes, […] Read More

Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Opponents Want Fewer ‘Losers’

A Minnesota sports betting bill continues to roll on even as opposition mounts. The House State Government Finance and Elections Committee approved HB 778, 7-5, Tuesday as sponsor Rep. Zack Stephenson continues leading his MN sports betting effort through committees. It now heads to the Judiciary Committee. The bill passed through the Stephenson-chaired House Commerce Committee, […] Read More

Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Rolls Forward Despite ‘Concerns’

A promising Minnesota sports betting bill is off and running. Rep. Zack Stephenson’s HF 778 passed out of the House Commerce Committee, which he chairs, 14-4, Tuesday afternoon. The passage is the first significant step a MN sports betting bill has taken despite several previous efforts. “This is a very good first step in what will […] Read More

Will Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Have A Long Journey?

A Minnesota state representative followed through on his promise and unveiled a sports betting bill Monday. Rep. Zack Stephenson announced his plan to legalize retail and mobile sports betting in Minnesota during a news conference Monday afternoon. In November 2021, Stephenson said he would lead a House effort to legalize sports betting. Stephenson’s bill is aided […] Read More