The future of what would be the largest expansion of gambling in decades is uncertain, after a setback during a Senate committee on Thursday.

Until recently, the biggest hurdle for legalization was a disagreement over tribal exclusivity. The conversation has shifted to the potential dangers of online sports betting.

Minnesota lawmakers failed to advance a mobile sports betting bill out of its initial committee Thursday, a major blow to legalization efforts.

With all stakeholders on board, Minnesota sports betting legislation began its journey still facing an uphill battle.

Learn why hopes for sports betting legalization in Minnesota were dashed following a tie in the Senate committee vote.

Sen. Matt Klein (DFL-Mendota Heights), the bill’s chief sponsor, called the broad coalition of supporters a “rare phenomenon.” However, the measure stalled in committee on a tie vote, leaving its future uncertain.

A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting in Minnesota, which had the support of Minnesota tribes and sports teams, suffered a setback on Thursday as it failed to make it out of committee in the Minnesota Senate.

With its first swing of the bat in 2025, sports betting legislation appears to have whiffed. A new bill that purports to solve conflict among key betting stakeholders stalled out in its first committee hearing of the year on Thursday.

State lawmakers are trying once again to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma. A state Senate committee passed three bills that they say will definitely not be the final product but will help get legalization done this year and once and for all.

Two bills that outlined regulations bringing sports gambling to Minnesota were shot down by a state Senate committee on Thursday, putting the issue in jeopardy at the capitol