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Sports Betting Laws in Minnesota: 2025 Status Guide

Is sports betting legal in Minnesota? Get the current legal status, failed bills, 2025 legislative updates, penalties, and what comes next. Updated guide.

Verified April 26, 202610 statute sources
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Quick Answer: Is Sports Betting Legal in Minnesota?

No. As of mid-2025, sports betting is illegal in Minnesota. No licensed retail or online sportsbooks operate in the state. The Minnesota Legislature introduced more than a dozen sports betting bills across the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 sessions, but every one stalled before reaching a floor vote.

Practically:

  • DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and other major sportsbooks are not legally operating in Minnesota for sports wagering.
  • Offshore sportsbooks accepting Minnesota residents operate illegally under Minnesota law, regardless of the site's incorporation location.
  • Minnesota joins Wisconsin and North Dakota as the only states in the Upper Midwest without legal sports wagering. Iowa has had legal sports betting since 2019.

Legalization has stalled due to a structural dispute. Minnesota's tribal nations seek exclusive rights to operate sportsbooks, while commercial operators and horse racing tracks advocate for inclusion. This unresolved conflict causes bills to die in committee.

Current Minnesota Law: What Is and Isn't Permitted

Minnesota's gambling framework is built on two statutes: the Lawful Gambling Act (Minn. Stat. §

Sources & Verification (10)
  • Certain wagers and other activities regarding prediction markets prohibition provision and certain criminal convictions disqualifying for receiving a lawful gambling license provision
  • Wagers and other activities regarding prediction markets prohibited, criminal convictions made a disqualification for receiving a lawful gambling license, and criminal penalties provided.
  • Sports betting authorization and regulation
  • Sports betting and regulating authorized to ensure it is conducted responsibly, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, various other gambling provisions modified, and money appropriated.
  • Gambling; sports betting and fantasy contests authorized, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting and fantasy contest taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, charitable gambling provided and lawful gambling tax rates modified, pari-mutuel horse racing provided, and money appropriated.
  • Lawful gambling; sports betting and fantasy contests provided for and authorized, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting and fantasy contest taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, charitable gambling provided for and lawful gambling tax rates modified, pari-mutuel horse racing provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
  • Sports betting provisions and authorization, establishing licenses, local restrictions prohibition, sports betting taxation provisions, civil and criminal penalties provision, and appropriation
  • Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, and money appropriated.
  • Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0
  • Lawful sports betting establishment and appropriation

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Last verified: April 26, 2026

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