SF 4511
2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/17/2026 09:09 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; prohibiting certain wagers and other activities regarding
prediction markets; making certain criminal convictions a disqualification for
receiving a lawful gambling license; providing criminal penalties; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299L.03, subdivision 12; 609.75, subdivision
3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299L.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Cease and desist orders.
(a) When it appears to the director that any person
has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of this
chapter, deleted text begin ordeleted text end any rule or order issued under this chapter, new text begin or section 609.7615, new text end the director may
issue and cause to be served on the person an order requiring the person to cease and desist
from new text begin the new text end violations deleted text begin of this chapter, or any rule or order issued under this chapterdeleted text end . The order
must give reasonable notice of the rights of the person to request a hearing and must state
the reason for the entry of the order. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, a hearing
must be held not later than seven days after receiving the request for a hearing. Within 20
days of receiving the administrative law judge's report and subsequent exceptions and
argument, the director shall issue an order vacating the cease and desist order, modifying
the order, or making it permanent, as the facts require. If no hearing is requested within 30
days of service of the order, the order becomes final and remains in effect until modified
or vacated by the commissioner. All hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in
accordance with sections 14.57 to 14.69 of the Administrative Procedure Act. If the person
to whom a cease and desist order has been issued under this subdivision fails to appear at
a hearing after being notified of the hearing, the person is deemed in default and the
proceeding may be determined against the person on consideration of the cease and desist
order, the allegations of which are deemed to be true.
(b) When it appears to the director that any person has engaged in or is about to engage
in any act or practice constituting a violation of this chapter, deleted text begin ordeleted text end any rule adopted or subpoena
or order issued under this chapter, new text begin or section 609.7615, new text end the director may bring an action in
the district court in the appropriate county to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce
compliance deleted text begin with this chapter or any rule, subpoena, or order issued or adopted under this
chapterdeleted text end , and may refer the matter to the attorney general. On a proper showing, the court
shall grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus.
The court may not require the director to post a bond.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.75, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
What are not bets.
The following are not bets:
(1) a contract to insure, indemnify, guarantee or otherwise compensate another for a
harm or loss sustained, even though the loss depends upon chance;
(2) a contract for the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or other commoditiesnew text begin ,
except as provided in section 609.7615new text end ;
(3) offers of purses, prizes or premiums to the actual contestants in any bona fide contest
for the determination of skill, speed, strength, endurance, or quality or to the bona fide
owners of animals or other property entered in such a contest;
(4) the game of bingo when conducted in compliance with sections 349.11 to 349.23;
(5) a private social bet not part of or incidental to organized, commercialized, or
systematic gambling;
(6) the operation of equipment or the conduct of a raffle under sections 349.11 to 349.22,
by an organization licensed by the Gambling Control Board or an organization exempt from
licensing under section 349.166;
(7) pari-mutuel betting on horse racing when the betting is conducted under chapter 240;
and
(8) the purchase and sale of State Lottery tickets under chapter 349A.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2026.
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Sec. 3.
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[609.7615] PREDICTION MARKETS.
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new text begin Definitions. new text end
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(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
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(b) "Athletic event" means a sports game, match, or activity, or series of games, matches,
activities, or tournaments involving the physical proficiency of one or more players or
participants. Athletic event includes horse racing as defined in section 240.01, subdivision
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(c) "Esports event" means a competition between individuals or teams using video games
in a game, match, contest, or series of games, matches, or contests, or a tournament, or by
a person or team against a specified measure of performance which is hosted at a physical
location or online.
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(d) "Game of skill" means a game, match, or tournament, or a series of games, matches,
and tournaments involving the dexterity or mental skill of one or more players or participants.
Game of skill includes an esports event.
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(e) "Prediction market" means a system that allows consumers to place a wager on the
future outcome of a specified event that is not determined or affected by the performance
of the parties to the contract, including but not limited to:
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(1) an athletic event or game of skill, or portions thereof or individual performance
statistics therein;
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(2) any game played with cards, dice, equipment, or any mechanical or electronic device
or machine;
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(3) war, state or national emergencies, natural or human-made disasters, mass shootings,
acts of terrorism, or public health crises, or the ancillary effects thereof;
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(4) any event or events happening to a natural person or group of people;
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(5) a federal, state, or local election, or the actions or conduct of the federal, state, or
local government and the government's agencies, employees, and officers;
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(6) legal actions, including but not limited to a civil or criminal suit, grand jury action,
jury trial, settlement, plea, or conviction;
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(7) the death, assassination, or attempted killing of a person or group of persons, or mass
casualty events;
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(8) the weather;
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(9) events in popular culture, including but not limited to awards and the date a piece
of entertainment will be released; and
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(10) whether a person will make a particular statement.
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(f) "Wager" means a contract, including a prediction market contract, whereby the parties
to the contract agree to a gain or loss by one to the other of money, property, or benefit.
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new text begin Prediction markets; hosting prohibited. new text end
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A person is guilty of a felony if the
person, for consideration and as part of a business:
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(1) creates a prediction market;
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(2) operates, manages, or controls a platform or system intending that consumers will
use the platform or system to make wagers in a prediction market;
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(3) intentionally facilitates the operation of a prediction market by:
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(i) identifying or listing events knowing the events will be used by consumers to make
wagers;
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(ii) accepting, holding, or directing the disposition of funds or other things of value for
the purpose of allowing consumers to make wagers or to settle wagers made by consumers;
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(iii) determining, administering, or enforcing the terms, pricing, or settlement of wagers
made by consumers;
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(iv) regularly or continuously acting as a counterparty to wagers made by consumers by
entering into a wager, offering to enter into a wager, or taking a temporary position in a
wager that may be replaced by a different consumer; or
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(v) setting or adjusting the prices, odds, or terms that apply to wagers entered into by
consumers;
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(4) provides data, information, or verification services, including the provision of event
outcomes, directly to a prediction market knowing that the data, information, or verification
services will be used to allow consumers to make wagers or to settle wagers made by
consumers; or
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(5) provides supportive services to a prediction market or consumer knowing that the
services will be used to identify a consumer's location, transfer funds, or make or process
payments for the purpose of allowing consumers to make wagers or to settle wagers made
by consumers.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Prediction markets; advertising prohibited. new text end
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Whoever advertises or markets
financial or technological products that promote transactions prohibited under this section
is guilty of a felony.
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new text begin Exceptions. new text end
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Subdivision 2 does not apply to:
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(1) activities that are not bets under section 609.75, subdivision 3; and
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(2) contracts authorized and regulated under chapters 59A to 79A.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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