Minnesota residents will have to wait another year for legal sports betting to be authorized.
House Bill 2000, which proposes to legalize both retail wagering and online betting sites, has failed to pass through Minnesota’s Senate and House of Representatives before the end of the state’s current legislative session. The failure to pass HB 2000 in 2023 comes as several lawmakers in Minnesota oppose retail and online sports betting in the state over concerns that it could negatively impact the well-being of low-income families and communities of color.
“I am absolutely an N-O vote,” Sen. Scott Dibble told the MinnPost earlier this month.
