- A newly proposed Minnesota sports betting bill would allow the 11 state tribes to gain a license for retail and/or mobile sports betting.
- Minnesota Sports Betting Act 3.0 was proposed by Senator Jeremy Miller and addresses key failures from previous bills, mainly revenue share concerns for state horse tracks.
- Miller is confident that this is the year Minnesota gets it done.
MINNEAPOLIS – Senator Jeremy Miller’s Minnesota Sports Betting Act 3.0 is the state’s best shot at creating a regulated sports betting industry in 2025. The revised Minnesota sports betting bill would provide wagering licenses to all 11 state tribes, which expects Minnesota to generate $80 million annually in state sports betting tax revenue.
The proposal is the third (and hopefully final) edition of Miller’s efforts to bring regulated sports betting to the Gopher State. After many amendments and rejections to former bills, Sen. Miller is confident he’s finally perfected the recipe needed to pass a legal sports betting bill in Minnesota.
“Minnesota continues to miss out on what is now a $150 billion industry,” Senator Miller said when speaking about his latest proposal. “We were on the brink of success last year; I strongly believe 2025 could be the year we get this across the finish line.”
New Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Addresses Horse Track Revenue
Concerns over sports betting’s impact on Minnesota’s horse racing industry was the main reason for pushback in previous years, but Sen. Miller addressed this in the Minnesota Sports Betting Act 3.0. The Minnesota Racing Commission will receive 20% of the state’s sports betting tax revenue for “grants to licensed racetracks”.
According to Minnesota Sports Betting Act 3.0, the remaining 80% will be distributed as such.
- 50% for state tax relief
- 25% to bring major sporting events to Minnesota
- 2.5% for problem gambling support
- 2.5% for youth sports support through grants
However, this likely won’t be the only Minnesota sports betting bill in circulation during this year’s session. Senator John Marty, the sponsor of SF 5330 from 2024, expects to propose another bill in 2025.
SF 5330 was ignorant towards tribal desires to protect the state’s horse racing industry, proposed a 40% sports betting tax rate, and prohibited live-betting. A similar bill in 2025 would have no chance of passing but would leave a bad taste in the mouth of Minnesota lawmakers, potentially harming the chances of Miller’s improved sports betting bill.
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