The people trying to craft a bill to bring sports betting to Minnesota seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court turned the issue over to the states thought they’d finally found a deal.
After failing to find a way to bring all of the pro-gambling interests into agreement, backers that included national sports betting companies, tribal nations, horse racing tracks and charitable gambling finally produced a compromise last year.
“This bill for the first time enjoys the support of the previous combatants,” said prime sponsor, Sen. Matt Klein, DFL-Mendota Heights, during a hearing last week. “There are other sports wagering bills before this committee. None of them enjoys the support of the coalition I have described.”
