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SF3414 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Sports betting and fantasy contests authorization provision, sports betting and fantasy contests taxation provision, licenses establishment, and appropriation

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to legalize and regulate sports betting and fantasy contests in Minnesota. It establishes guidelines for licenses, taxation, and the operation of sports betting and fantasy contests, while also setting measures to prevent gambling addiction and protect consumer interests.

Main Provisions

  • Establishment of Licenses: The bill provides for the issuance of licenses for mobile sports betting operators, platform providers, and sports betting suppliers.
  • Licensing to Indian Tribes: Only Indian Tribes currently conducting Class III gaming are eligible for operator licenses, and each Tribe can receive only one license.
  • Regulation and Oversight: The commissioner is tasked with regulating sports betting activities, ensuring they are carried out lawfully and fairly, and adopting and enforcing rules related to sports betting.
  • Advertising Regulations: Advertisements must include warnings about gambling addiction and are prohibited from targeting individuals under 21 or those on an exclusion list.
  • Wagering Rules: Wager types include single-game bets, teasers, parlays, and others approved by the commissioner. Certain wager types, like betting on college sports propositions, are prohibited.
  • Data Privacy: The bill includes provisions for maintaining the privacy of individuals’ wagering data and prohibits the sale of such data.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Prohibition on Local Restrictions: Local governments are barred from imposing licenses or taxes specific to sports betting.
  • Negotiate Tribal-State Compacts: Authorizes the state to negotiate new Tribal-state compacts to include the regulation of Class III sports betting.
  • Youth and Public Safety Considerations: Prohibits certain types of advertising and wagering to protect minors and individuals with a gambling disorder.

Relevant Terms

  • Sports betting
  • Fantasy contests
  • Mobile sports betting
  • Indian Tribes
  • Class III gaming
  • Advertising restrictions
  • Wager types
  • Data privacy
  • Gambling addiction prevention

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
April 21, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
April 21, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
April 21, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toState and Local Government
April 22, 2025SenateFloorActionMotion did not prevail
April 22, 2025SenateFloorActionMotion did not prevail

Citations

 
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        "Expanded definition to exclude horse racing from the category of athletic events for sports betting."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Defines horse racing within the relevant section on sports betting.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "240.01",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 8"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "Defines the classification of private data on individuals.",
      "modified": [
        "Applies classifications to data related to mobile sports betting."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "13.02",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 12"
  },
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "Defines the classification of nonpublic data.",
      "modified": [
        "Specifies classifications related to mobile sports betting revenue and applications."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "13.02",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 9"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
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      "summary": "Describes limitations relating to delinquent taxes.",
      "modified": [
        "Included limitations on delinquent taxes applicable to sports betting license applicants."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "270C.72",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Describes sports-themed tipboards related to sports betting.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarified that sports-themed tipboards are not regulated under the same sections as sports betting."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "349.12",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 34"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "New frameworks for mobile sports betting oversight and compliance requirements."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Sets the scope and limitations for sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 regarding regulation and enforcement for mobile sports betting.",
      "modified": [
        "Updates and integrates cross-references for clarity and enforcement."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "299L.80",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
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      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Relates to negotiations of Tribal-state compacts.",
      "modified": [
        "Includes provisions for class III sports betting negotiations within Tribal-state compacts."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "3.9221",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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