Minnesota sports betting legislation is caught in a slog of other issues, and a significant hurdle remains.
Multiple sources told LSR this week Minnesota legislators are working through several more prominent issues. Likewise, stakeholders are also hoping to find a way to include horse racing tracks into MN sports betting, which poses to be a potential dealbreaker.
“It feels like the momentum may have slowed,” one industry source said this week.
Rather than worry about how to generate more revenue, Minnesota lawmakers are working out how to spend a $17.5 billion surplus, according to Axios Twin Cities. Legislators also were on a break earlier this month.
