Tag: Minnesota
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Which State Will Legalize Sports Betting Next?
No states have legalized online sports betting in 2024, but Missouri could change that before the calendar flips to 2025. The question of legalizing sports betting in the Show Me State is currently expected to be on the November ballot, thanks to an initiative effort from Winning for Missouri Education. The measure, which has the…
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Minnesota Sports Betting Hopes Dead for 2022
Minnesota ended its legislative session Monday without a path forward to legalize sports betting. Over the weekend, the Senate declined to take up a bill (HF 778) passed by the House that would have authorized online and retail sports betting under the control of Minnesota’s 11 native tribes. It’s the third year in a row…
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Minnesota Senate to Vote on Sports Betting Bill Opposed by Tribes
The Minnesota Senate is slated to vote on sports betting, but there’s more work to be done even if the vote passes. On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Finance voted 5-4, to advance HF 778 to the Senate floor, which would legalize retail and online sports betting under the control of native tribes and race…
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Minnesota House Passes Sports Betting Bill, Senate Passage Unlikely
A sports betting bill cleared the Minnesota House on Thursday, though the Senate has already come out against it. The House passed HF 778 69-57, which would legalize online and retail sports betting through the state’s 11 native tribes. After holding up previous bills for years, the tribes are finally on board with sports betting,…
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Minnesota House to Vote on Sports Betting
Minnessota’s sports betting bill is headed to the House floor after clearing its fifth committee Thursday. The House Ways & Means Committee voted 14-7 to advance Minnesota-HF 778, which would legalize online and retail sports betting under the state’s native tribes. The full House could take up the bill as soon as this afternoon. It’s…
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Sports Betting Legalization: Best Bets for Next States To Legalize
Maine surprised last week when it became the first state to pass a legal sports betting bill in 2022, which now awaits Gov. Janet Mills’ approval. A handful of other states are close behind, but with their legislative sessions winding down, lawmakers are quickly running out of time to resolve differences around legalizing. To keep up…
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Minnesota Sports Betting Hopes Still Alive Despite Opposition
A bill that would legalize retail and online sports betting in Minnesota is moving along after narrowly clearing a House committee. After exceeding allotted debate time during a morning hearing, the House Committee on Government Finance & Elections reconvened Tuesday evening and advanced HF 778 on a 7-5 vote. The bill—which would direct tax revenue…