Minnesota House of Representatives Passes Sports Betting Bill

The Minnesota House of Representatives has passed legislation that would legalize in-person and mobile sports betting in the state.
Native American tribes will have complete control over both the retail and mobile sports betting markets

However, despite the bill passing through the House with minimal difficulty, it may come up against some opposition in the Senate. For example, Republican Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, of Winona, has previously said that the bill doesn’t offer any real benefits to other stakeholders aside from the tribal groups.

According to the bill, there would be two master sports betting licenses that can only be held by groups comprising local tribes. Holders of these master licenses may then partner with mobile sports betting operators. However, mobile operators must also be companies owned by Native American tribes. The northern license holder can partner with as many as seven tribes while the southern license holder can partner with four. If approved this means that there could be as many as 11 separate sports betting apps live in the state.

Olivia Richardson

Olivia has worked as an editor and writer for major brands across multiple niches. She now focuses on the iGaming and sports betting industries.