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MN HF4204

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Cedrick Frazier

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Authorizes mobile sports betting in Minnesota exclusively through up to 11 Indian Tribes, each eligible for one 20-year operator license, with platform providers required to be licensed separately and display tribal branding

  • Imposes a 22% tax on sports betting net revenue from online wagers, with proceeds distributed to charitable gambling tax relief (50%), horse racing development (15%), tribal equalization payments (15%), sports tourism/marketing (15%), problem gambling programs (4%), and amateur sports grants (1%)

  • Establishes comprehensive responsible gaming protections including mandatory personal betting limits (default $500/day, $3,000/month deposits), self-exclusion lists, prohibition on push notifications, 21-year minimum age requirement, and advertising restrictions targeting minors or college campuses

  • Creates criminal penalties for unauthorized sports betting, including felonies for wagers over $1,000 with unlicensed operators, bribery of sporting event participants, and betting by athletes, coaches, or those with insider information on events they're connected to

  • Requires baseline and ongoing studies on gambling prevalence and problem gambling impacts, mandates 24/7 helpline access, and appropriates funds for compulsive gambling treatment programs including intervention services for affected family members

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

Author added Rehrauer

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce Finance & Policy3/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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