1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; authorizing and providing for sports betting; establishing 
1.3 	licenses; prohibiting local restrictions; providing for taxation of sports betting; 
1.4 	providing civil and criminal penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 240.01, subdivision 1b; 245.98, 
1.6 	subdivision 2; 260B.007, subdivision 16; 325E.42, subdivision 2; 609.75, 
1.7 	subdivisions 3, 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 609.755; 609.76, subdivision 2; 
1.8 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299L; 609; proposing 
1.9 	coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297J.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	ARTICLE 1
1.12 	LAWFUL SPORTS BETTING

1.13 	Section 1. [299L.10] DEFINITIONS.
1.14 		Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the 
1.15 	meanings given them.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Athletic event. "Athletic event" means a sports game, match, or activity, or 
1.17 	series of games, matches, activities, or tournaments involving the athletic skill of one or 
1.18 	more players or participants. Athletic event does not include any of the following:
1.19 	(1) horse racing as defined in section 240.01, subdivision 8;
1.20 	(2) an esports or athletic competition, demonstration, activity, or tournament organized 
1.21 	by an elementary, middle, or high school; by a public or private institution of higher 
1.22 	education; or by any youth activity sports program, league, or clinic;
1.23 	(3) a fantasy sports contest in which participants assemble teams of athletes or individuals 
1.24 	and the winning outcome reflects the relative knowledge and skill of the participants and 
2.1 	is determined predominantly by the accumulated statistical results of the performance of 
2.2 	athletes or individuals in an actual event; or
2.3 	(4) the performance of an individual athlete participating in a single game or match of 
2.4 	a collegiate team.
2.5 		Subd. 3.Authorized participant. "Authorized participant" means an individual who 
2.6 	has a valid mobile sports betting account with a mobile betting operator and is at least 21 
2.7 	years of age.
2.8 		Subd. 4.Casino. "Casino" means an establishment in which gaming is lawfully conducted 
2.9 	by an Indian Tribe in the state of Minnesota pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
2.10 	and in accordance with a Tribal gaming ordinance and applicable Tribal-state compacts.
2.11 		Subd. 5.Class III gaming. "Class III gaming" has the meaning given in United States 
2.12 	Code, title 25, section 2703.
2.13 		Subd. 6.College sports. "College sports" means a sporting event in which at least one 
2.14 	participant is a team or individual from a public or private institution of higher education.
2.15 		Subd. 7.Compact.  "Compact" means a Tribal-state compact governing the conduct of 
2.16 	class III gaming on Indian lands that is negotiated under section 3.9221, any other state law, 
2.17 	or pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Public Law 100-497, and future 
2.18 	amendments to it.
2.19 		Subd. 8.Esports events. "Esports events" are leagues, competitive circuits, tournaments, 
2.20 	or similar competitions where individuals or teams play video games typically for spectators 
2.21 	either in-person or online for the purpose of entertainment, prizes, and money that meets 
2.22 	the following conditions:
2.23 	(1) the video game does not simulate the play of a game classified as Class I, II, or III 
2.24 	under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Public Law 100-497, and future amendments to 
2.25 	it; and
2.26 	(2) the video game is approved by the commissioner and publisher to be an event eligible 
2.27 	for wagering.
2.28 		Subd. 9.Indian Tribe. "Indian Tribe" means the following federally recognized Tribes 
2.29 	and any instrumentality, political subdivision, legal entity, or other organization through 
2.30 	which one of them conducts business:
2.31 	(1) the Fond du Lac Band;
2.32 	(2) the Grand Portage Band;
3.1 	(3) the Mille Lacs Band;
3.2 	(4) the White Earth Band;
3.3 	(5) the Bois Forte Band;
3.4 	(6) the Leech Lake Band;
3.5 	(7) the Red Lake Nation;
3.6 	(8) the Upper Sioux Community;
3.7 	(9) the Lower Sioux Indian Community;
3.8 	(10) the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; and
3.9 	(11) the Prairie Island Indian Community.
3.10 		Subd. 10.In-game betting. "In-game betting" means placing a mobile sports betting 
3.11 	wager after a sporting event has started but before the outcome of the wager is determined.
3.12 		Subd. 11.Mobile application. "Mobile application" means an application on a mobile 
3.13 	phone or other device through which an individual is able to place a mobile sports betting 
3.14 	wager.
3.15 		Subd. 12.Mobile sports betting. "Mobile sports betting" means operating, conducting, 
3.16 	or offering for play sports betting through the Internet.
3.17 		Subd. 13.Mobile sports betting account. "Mobile sports betting account" means an 
3.18 	electronic ledger in which all of the following types of transactions relative to an authorized 
3.19 	participant are recorded:
3.20 	(1) deposits and credits;
3.21 	(2) withdrawals;
3.22 	(3) mobile sports betting wagers;
3.23 	(4) monetary value of winnings;
3.24 	(5) service or other transaction related charges authorized by the authorized participant, 
3.25 	if any;
3.26 	(6) adjustments to the account;
3.27 	(7) promotional activity; and
3.28 	(8) responsible gaming parameters.
4.1 		Subd. 14.Mobile sports betting operator. "Mobile sports betting operator" means an 
4.2 	Indian Tribe that receives a license from the commissioner to operate, conduct, or offer for 
4.3 	play mobile sports betting under this section to section 299L.80.
4.4 		Subd. 15.Mobile sports betting platform. "Mobile sports betting platform" means an 
4.5 	integrated system of hardware, software, or applications, including mobile applications and 
4.6 	servers, through which a mobile sports betting operator operates, conducts, or offers sports 
4.7 	betting through the Internet.
4.8 		Subd. 16.Mobile sports betting platform provider. "Mobile sports betting platform 
4.9 	provider" means a sports betting supplier that contracts with a mobile sports betting operator 
4.10 	to provide a mobile sports betting platform.
4.11 		Subd. 17.Participant in a sporting event. "Participant in a sporting event" means a 
4.12 	person engaging in a sporting event as a player, coach, or official, or who is an owner or 
4.13 	officer of a team engaging in a sporting event or the league or organization organizing the 
4.14 	sporting event.
4.15 		Subd. 18.Sporting event. "Sporting event" means an athletic event, esports event, or 
4.16 	other event approved by the commissioner to be an event eligible for wagering under this 
4.17 	section to section 299L.80.
4.18 		Subd. 19.Sports betting. (a) "Sports betting" means wagering on the outcome of a 
4.19 	sporting event or portions thereof or individual performance statistics therein that is:
4.20 	(1) organized by a professional sports organization, internationally recognized sports 
4.21 	organization, or amateur sports organization; and
4.22 	(2) approved by the commissioner to be an event eligible for wagering under this act.
4.23 	(b) Sports betting includes but is not limited to single-game bets; futures bets; teaser 
4.24 	bets; parlay bets; over-under bets; money line bets; proposition bets; straight bets; exchange 
4.25 	wagering; futures bets placed on end of the season standings, awards, or statistics; and any 
4.26 	other bets approved by the commissioner.
4.27 	(c) A contract for insurance on the life or health of a participant in a sporting event is 
4.28 	not sports betting regulated under this section to section 299L.80.
4.29 	(d) A private social bet as described in section 609.75, subdivision 3, clause (5), is not 
4.30 	sports betting regulated under this section to section 299L.80.
4.31 	(e) A sports-themed tipboard as described in section 349.12, subdivision 34, is not sports 
4.32 	betting regulated under this section to section 299L.80.
5.1 		Subd. 20.Sports betting supplier. "Sports betting supplier" means a person that, either 
5.2 	directly or indirectly, provides mobile sports betting operators with services, goods, software, 
5.3 	or any other product or information necessary to conduct sports betting or determine the 
5.4 	outcome of wagers, including a person who provides data feeds and odds services, risk 
5.5 	management providers, and integrity monitoring providers. Sports betting supplier does not 
5.6 	include a sports governing body that provides raw statistical match data.
5.7 		Subd. 21.Sports governing body. "Sports governing body" means an organization that 
5.8 	prescribes and enforces final rules and codes of conduct for a sporting event and participants 
5.9 	engaged in the sport. For an esport, "sports governing body" means the video game publisher 
5.10 	of the title used in the esports competition.
5.11 		Subd. 22.Wager. "Wager" means a transaction between an individual and a licensed 
5.12 	mobile sports betting operator in which an individual pays, deposits, or risks cash or a cash 
5.13 	equivalent during sports betting on an uncertain outcome of a sporting event.

5.14 	Sec. 2. [299L.11] SCOPE.
5.15 		Subdivision 1.Lawful mobile sports betting. A person 21 years of age or older may 
5.16 	participate in mobile sports betting within the state provided the person places all wagers 
5.17 	with an entity licensed under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 and is not disqualified, prohibited, 
5.18 	or excluded from placing a wager on a sporting event.
5.19 		Subd. 2.Unlawful sports betting. It is unlawful to wager on a sporting event, or engage 
5.20 	in sports betting except in compliance with the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions 
5.21 	of sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 or the rules adopted under those sections, other than class 
5.22 	III sports betting conducted by an Indian Tribe pursuant to a Tribal-state compact.
5.23 		Subd. 3.Inapplicability to sports betting on Indian lands. Sections 299L.10 to 299L.80, 
5.24 	except for any provisions authorizing the negotiations of Tribal-state compacts, do not apply 
5.25 	to sports betting conducted exclusively on Indian lands by an Indian Tribe conducted pursuant 
5.26 	to a Tribal gaming ordinance approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission and a 
5.27 	Tribal-state compact.

5.28 	Sec. 3. [299L.15] POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
5.29 		Subdivision 1.Regulate sports betting. The commissioner has the power and duty to 
5.30 	regulate mobile sports betting authorized under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80. In making 
5.31 	rules, establishing policy, and regulating mobile sports betting, the commissioner shall:
5.32 	(1) ensure that mobile sports betting is conducted in a fair and lawful manner;
6.1 	(2) promote public safety and welfare; and
6.2 	(3) ensure that mobile sports betting is conducted in a manner that is transparent to 
6.3 	authorized participants.
6.4 		Subd. 2.Rulemaking. (a) The commissioner may adopt and enforce rules that are 
6.5 	consistent with sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 and address the following subjects:
6.6 	(1) the manner in which wagers are accepted and payouts are remitted, except the 
6.7 	commissioner shall not promulgate a regulation setting a minimum hold requirement;
6.8 	(2) the manner in which betting lines are communicated to the public;
6.9 	(3) the method of accounting to be used by mobile sports betting operators;
6.10 	(4) the types of records that shall be kept by mobile sports betting operators, mobile 
6.11 	sports betting platform providers, and sports betting suppliers;
6.12 	(5) the testing and auditing requirements for licensees, including requirements related 
6.13 	to mobile sports betting accounts;
6.14 	(6) the creation, funding, and use of mobile sports betting accounts, debit cards, and 
6.15 	checks by authorized participants provided that the rules permit an authorized participant 
6.16 	to fund a mobile sports betting account through a bonus or promotion, electronic bank 
6.17 	transfer, an online or mobile payment system that supports online money transfers, a 
6.18 	reloadable or prepaid card, and any other appropriate means approved by the commissioner 
6.19 	other than the use of credit cards;
6.20 	(7) the appropriate standards and practices to prevent and address gambling disorders;
6.21 	(8) the appropriate standards and practices to prevent and address sports betting by 
6.22 	individuals who are not authorized participants or who are otherwise disqualified, prohibited, 
6.23 	or excluded from placing a wager on a sporting event;
6.24 	(9) the sporting events on which wagers are authorized to be placed;
6.25 	(10) the requirements for obtaining and retaining mobile sports betting operator licenses, 
6.26 	mobile sports betting platform provider licenses, and sports wagering supplier licenses, 
6.27 	including requirements for criminal and financial background checks, financial disclosure 
6.28 	and auditing requirements, data practices and security requirements, bonding or other surety 
6.29 	requirements, and the conduct of inspections;
6.30 	(11) the requirements for mobile sports betting platform provider licensees to provide 
6.31 	equipment and supplies used in sports betting;
7.1 	(12) the requirements for sports wagering supplier licensees to provide services, goods, 
7.2 	software, or any other product or information necessary to conduct sports betting or determine 
7.3 	the outcome of wagers;
7.4 	(13) the requirements for employees of mobile sports betting operators whose exclusive 
7.5 	or primary responsibilities involve mobile sports betting, including minimum age 
7.6 	requirements, criminal background checks, and retention of documents related to the 
7.7 	employees;
7.8 	(14) the appropriate limits, requirements, standards, and regulations, if any, related to 
7.9 	marketing and advertising, developed in consultation with the state affiliate recognized by 
7.10 	the National Council on Problem Gambling, including rules to address the time, place, and 
7.11 	manner of marketing and advertising, the types of wagers that may be marketed or advertised, 
7.12 	and the types of mobile sports betting accounts that may be marketed or advertised;
7.13 	(15) the limits and requirements related to advertising, including:
7.14 	(i) rules that prohibit depicting an individual under age 21 engaging in sports betting;
7.15 	(ii) rules that prohibit advertisement in any print or digital publication or on the radio, 
7.16 	television, or any other medium if the targeted audience of that medium is reasonably 
7.17 	expected to be individuals who are under age 21 and that violate any statutory provisions 
7.18 	related to advertising restrictions; and
7.19 	(iii) rules that establish what warnings and other information an advertisement must 
7.20 	contain;
7.21 	(16) the requirements for monitoring patterns of wagering to identify behaviors consistent 
7.22 	with problem gambling and the appropriate actions to take when problem gambling is 
7.23 	suspected, including pausing or suspending activities from an identified mobile sports betting 
7.24 	account; and
7.25 	(17) the appropriate limits, standards, and requirements necessary to prevent excessive 
7.26 	wagering by an individual whose ability to control impulsive wagering is impaired in any 
7.27 	way.
7.28 	(b) Rules for which notice is published in the State Register before January 1, 2026, 
7.29 	may be adopted using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.
7.30 	(c) The commissioner shall regularly review and update rules designed to prevent and 
7.31 	address gambling disorders to incorporate advances in the understanding of gambling 
7.32 	disorders and updated best practices in the area.
8.1 		Subd. 3.Delegation. The commissioner may delegate any of its authority under this 
8.2 	chapter to the director if, in the judgment of the commissioner, doing so would promote the 
8.3 	efficient administration of this chapter.
8.4 		Subd. 4.Requests for restrictions on wager types. (a) A sports governing body may 
8.5 	request that the commissioner prohibit or restrict wagers on a particular sporting event, or 
8.6 	prohibit or restrict particular types of wagers if the sports governing body believes that such 
8.7 	type, form, or category of sports betting may undermine the integrity or perceived integrity 
8.8 	of the sports governing body or sporting event.
8.9 	(b) Requests from a sports governing body shall be made in the form and manner 
8.10 	established by the commissioner.
8.11 	(c) Upon receipt of a request made under this subdivision, the commissioner shall send 
8.12 	written notice to every mobile sports betting operator, provide mobile sports betting operators 
8.13 	with an opportunity to respond to the request, and consider any timely response submitted 
8.14 	by a mobile sports betting operator. The commissioner may not take action without providing 
8.15 	mobile sports betting operators with an opportunity to respond, but may establish reasonable 
8.16 	deadlines for the response based on the nature of the request and any exigent circumstances 
8.17 	that exist.
8.18 	(d) If the commissioner determines that the sports governing body has shown good cause 
8.19 	to support the requested prohibition or restriction, the commissioner shall adopt the 
8.20 	prohibition or restriction and send notice of the prohibition or restriction to every mobile 
8.21 	sports betting operator. If the commissioner determines that the sports governing body has 
8.22 	not shown good cause to support the requested prohibition or restriction, the commissioner 
8.23 	shall provide the sports governing body with notice and an opportunity for a hearing to offer 
8.24 	further evidence in support of its request. The commissioner shall provide the mobile sports 
8.25 	betting operators with notice of the hearing and an opportunity to participate.
8.26 	(e) The commissioner shall respond to a request concerning a particular event before 
8.27 	the start of the event, or if it is not feasible to respond before the start of the event, no later 
8.28 	than seven days after the request is made.
8.29 	(f) If the commissioner determines that the requestor is more likely than not to prevail 
8.30 	in successfully demonstrating good cause for its request, the commissioner may provisionally 
8.31 	grant the request of the sports governing body until the commissioner makes a final 
8.32 	determination as to whether the requestor has demonstrated good cause. Absent such a 
8.33 	provisional grant, mobile sports betting operators may continue to offer sports betting on 
9.1 	covered sporting events that are the subject of the request during the pendency of the 
9.2 	commissioner's consideration of the applicable request.
9.3 		Subd. 5.Helpline. The commissioner must provide a helpline, accessible by telephone 
9.4 	or online live chat, that operates 24 hours per day and seven days per week, staffed by people 
9.5 	trained in the psychology of gambling disorders and suicide prevention to assist those who 
9.6 	contact the helpline to help the person with a gambling disorder.
9.7 		Subd. 6.Methods for identifying people at risk for gambling disorders. The 
9.8 	commissioner must monitor the sports betting industry for the most effective methods to 
9.9 	identify people with a gambling disorder. The commissioner must adopt rules to implement 
9.10 	best practices to prevent sports betting by people flagged as having a gambling disorder or 
9.11 	being at risk of developing a gambling disorder.
9.12 		Subd. 7.Exclusion audits. The commissioner must periodically conduct audits as to 
9.13 	the compliance of platform providers and operators with preclusions on sports betting in 
9.14 	section 299L.45.
9.15 		Subd. 8.Mobile sports betting start date. No person shall offer mobile sports betting 
9.16 	in this state before the start date. All applicants for a mobile sports betting operator or mobile 
9.17 	sports betting platform provider license that have submitted an application within 30 days 
9.18 	of the date on which the commissioner begins to accept mobile sports betting operator or 
9.19 	mobile sports betting platform provider license applications shall be given an equal 
9.20 	opportunity to first commence offering, conducting, and operating mobile sports betting in 
9.21 	this state on the same day.

9.22 	Sec. 4. [299L.20] LICENSE TYPES; TRANSFERS PROHIBITED.
9.23 	(a) The commissioner shall issue the following licenses for mobile sports betting:
9.24 	(1) up to 11 mobile sports betting operator licenses;
9.25 	(2) up to 11 mobile sports betting platform provider licenses; and
9.26 	(3) sports betting supplier licenses.
9.27 	(b) Licenses issued under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 may not be transferred. 
9.28 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, platform provider licenses may be transferred with the 
9.29 	commissioner's approval.

10.1 	Sec. 5. [299L.25] GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS; 
10.2 	DISQUALIFICATIONS; BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.
10.3 		Subdivision 1.General requirements. (a) A licensee or applicant must meet each of 
10.4 	the following requirements, if applicable, to hold or receive a license issued under sections 
10.5 	299L.10 to 299L.80:
10.6 	(1) have completed an application for licensure or application for renewal;
10.7 	(2) have paid the applicable application and licensing fees;
10.8 	(3) not be employed by any state agency with regulatory authority over mobile sports 
10.9 	betting;
10.10 	(4) not owe $500 or more in delinquent taxes, as defined in section 270C.72;
10.11 	(5) not have had a sales and use tax permit revoked by the commissioner of revenue 
10.12 	within the past two years; and
10.13 	(6) not have, after demand, failed to file tax returns required by the commissioner of 
10.14 	revenue.
10.15 	(b) The requirements under paragraph (a) apply to the applicant or licensee, or a director, 
10.16 	officer, partner, member of the governing body for the applicant or licensee, whose exclusive 
10.17 	or primary responsibility is to conduct mobile sports betting operations in this state.
10.18 	(c) The requirements under paragraph (a) do not apply to an elected or appointed 
10.19 	representative of any applicant or licensee that is an Indian Tribe unless the representative 
10.20 	is also a full-time employee of the applicant's or licensee's mobile sports betting operations.
10.21 		Subd. 2.Criminal offenses; disqualifications. (a) No person may hold or receive a 
10.22 	license issued under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 if the person has been convicted of, or 
10.23 	received a stay of adjudication for, a violation of a state or federal law that:
10.24 	(1) is a felony, other than any act that would be a violation of section 152.025 under 
10.25 	Minnesota law;
10.26 	(2) is a crime involving gambling; or
10.27 	(3) is a crime involving theft or fraud that would be a gross misdemeanor or felony under 
10.28 	Minnesota law.
10.29 	(b) The requirements under paragraph (a) apply to the applicant or licensee, or a director, 
10.30 	officer, partner, member of the governing body for the applicant or licensee, person in a 
11.1 	supervisory or management position of the applicant or licensee, or any direct or indirect 
11.2 	holder of more than ten percent financial interest in the applicant or licensee.
11.3 	(c) The requirements under paragraph (a) do not apply to an elected or appointed 
11.4 	representative of any applicant or licensee that is an Indian Tribe unless the representative 
11.5 	is also a full-time employee of the applicant's or licensee's mobile sports betting operations.
11.6 		Subd. 3.Background investigation. The commissioner must perform a background 
11.7 	investigation on applicants for a license or license renewal and on each director, officer, 
11.8 	partner, member of the governing body for the applicant or licensee, person in a supervisory 
11.9 	or management position of the applicant or licensee, or any direct or indirect holder of more 
11.10 	than ten percent financial interest in the applicant or licensee. The commissioner may request 
11.11 	the director and the commissioner of revenue to assist in investigating the background of 
11.12 	an applicant or a licensee under this section. The commissioner may charge an applicant 
11.13 	an investigation fee to cover the cost of the investigation and shall from this fee reimburse 
11.14 	the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement and the Department of Revenue for 
11.15 	their respective shares of the cost of the investigation. The commissioner is authorized to 
11.16 	have access to all data compiled by the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement on 
11.17 	licensees and applicants.
11.18 		Subd. 4.Criminal history record check.  The commissioner must perform a criminal 
11.19 	history record check on each officer, director, or stakeholder with more than ten percent 
11.20 	interest in the licensee or applicant. The records check must include a criminal history check 
11.21 	of the state and federal criminal records. The applicant or licensee must provide signed 
11.22 	consent for the national criminal history records check and fingerprints for each person 
11.23 	subject to a check under this subdivision, except that an individual who has submitted to a 
11.24 	national criminal history records check in this or any other state within the previous 12 
11.25 	months shall not be required to submit to another national criminal history records check 
11.26 	provided that the person submits the results of such previous national criminal history 
11.27 	records check. The director shall assist in performing the criminal history records check. 
11.28 	The director may charge an applicant a fee to cover the cost of the criminal history record 
11.29 	check, and shall from this fee reimburse the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement 
11.30 	for its share of the cost of the investigation. The commissioner or the director must submit 
11.31 	the signed informed consent, fingerprints, and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Federal 
11.32 	Bureau of Investigation fees to the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 
11.33 	who is authorized to exchange the fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
11.34 	obtain the applicant's national criminal history data. The superintendent of the Bureau of 
11.35 	Criminal Apprehension shall retrieve Minnesota criminal history data and shall provide the 
12.1 	results of the state and federal criminal history record check to the director. The commissioner 
12.2 	is authorized to have access to all criminal history data compiled on licensees and applicants 
12.3 	by the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, including criminal history data on 
12.4 	each officer, director, or stakeholder with more than ten percent interest in the licensee or 
12.5 	applicant.
12.6 		Subd. 5.Prohibition on use of information. The provisions of this section only apply 
12.7 	to mobile sports betting operations and do not apply to other activities relating to Tribal 
12.8 	gaming operations, Tribal government records, or class III sports betting operations conducted 
12.9 	exclusively on Indian lands.
12.10 		Subd. 6.Applicability. The requirements under this section do not apply to an elected 
12.11 	or appointed representative of any applicant or licensee that is an Indian Tribe unless the 
12.12 	representative is also a full-time employee of the applicant's or licensee's mobile sports 
12.13 	betting operations.

12.14 	Sec. 6. [299L.26] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL; GENERAL 
12.15 	REQUIREMENTS; PROCEDURE.
12.16 		Subdivision 1.Application; contents. An application for a license under sections 
12.17 	299L.10 to 299L.80 must be submitted on a form prescribed by the commissioner. At a 
12.18 	minimum, the application must include:
12.19 	(1) the name and address of the applicant and, if it is a corporation, the names of all 
12.20 	officers, directors, and shareholders with more than ten percent interest in the corporation 
12.21 	and any of its holding companies;
12.22 	(2) the type of license being sought;
12.23 	(3) if required by the commissioner, the names of any person holding directly, indirectly, 
12.24 	or beneficially an interest of any kind in the applicant or any of its holding corporations, 
12.25 	whether the interest is financial, administrative, policy making, or supervisory. This provision 
12.26 	does not extend to individual Tribal members whose only relation to the applicant is their 
12.27 	membership in their respective Tribal Nations, or to an elected or appointed representative 
12.28 	of any applicant or licensee that is an Indian Tribe unless the representative is also a full-time 
12.29 	employee of the applicant's or licensee's mobile sports betting operations;
12.30 	(4) an affidavit executed by the applicant setting forth that, to the best of the applicant's 
12.31 	knowledge, no officer, director, or other person with a present direct or indirect financial 
12.32 	or management interest in the applicant:
12.33 	(i) is in default in the payment of an obligation or debt to the state;
13.1 	(ii) has ever been convicted of a crime listed in section 299L.25, subdivision 2, paragraph 
13.2 	(a), or has a state or federal charge for one of those crimes pending;
13.3 	(iii) is or has been convicted of engaging in an illegal business;
13.4 	(iv) has ever been found guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in connection with wagering; 
13.5 	or
13.6 	(v) has ever knowingly violated a rule or order of the commissioner or a law of Minnesota 
13.7 	relating to wagering;
13.8 	(5) an irrevocable consent statement, signed by the applicant, which states that suits and 
13.9 	actions limited to the enforcement of this chapter may be commenced against the applicant 
13.10 	by the commissioner in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state by the service on 
13.11 	the secretary of state of any summons, process, or pleadings authorized by the laws of this 
13.12 	state. If any summons, process, or pleadings is served upon the secretary of state, it must 
13.13 	be by duplicate copies. One copy must be retained in the Office of the Secretary of State 
13.14 	and the other copy must be forwarded immediately by certified mail to the address of the 
13.15 	applicant, as shown by the records of the commissioner;
13.16 	(6) a declaration that the laws of the state of Minnesota will be followed, including any 
13.17 	applicable provisions of the Minnesota Human Rights Act, chapter 363A; and
13.18 	(7) any additional information required for the specific license the applicant is seeking.
13.19 		Subd. 2.Application; process. (a) Applicants must submit all required information to 
13.20 	the commissioner on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
13.21 	(b) If the commissioner receives an application that fails to provide the required 
13.22 	information, the commissioner shall issue a deficiency notice to the applicant. The applicant 
13.23 	shall have ten business days from the date of the deficiency notice to submit the required 
13.24 	information.
13.25 	(c) Failure by an applicant to submit all required information will result in the application 
13.26 	being rejected.
13.27 	(d) Within 90 days of receiving a completed application for an applicant not subject to 
13.28 	the selection process in section 299L.78, the commissioner shall issue the appropriate license 
13.29 	or send the applicant a notice of rejection setting forth specific reasons why the commissioner 
13.30 	did not approve the application. For an applicant subject to the selection process in section 
13.31 	299L.78, the commissioner must issue the appropriate license promptly after selection.
14.1 	(e) An applicant whose application is not approved may reapply at any time, but must 
14.2 	submit a new application and pay an additional application fee.

14.3 	Sec. 7. [299L.27] DUTY TO UPDATE.
14.4 	(a) During the pendency of an application and at any time after a license has been issued, 
14.5 	an applicant or licensee shall notify the commissioner of any changes to the information 
14.6 	provided under section 299L.25 or 299L.26.
14.7 	(b) If a change in the officers, directors, shareholders, or other persons with a present 
14.8 	or future direct or indirect financial or management interest in a licensee, or a change of 
14.9 	ownership of more than ten percent of the shares of the licensee is made after the application 
14.10 	for a license is filed or a license is issued, the applicant or licensee must notify the 
14.11 	commissioner of the changes within ten business days of their occurrence and submit a new 
14.12 	affidavit as required by section 299L.26, subdivision 1, clause 4.

14.13 	Sec. 8. [299L.28] MOBILE SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR LICENSE.
14.14 		Subdivision 1.Issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue up to 11 mobile sports betting 
14.15 	operator licenses that are valid for 20 years. A mobile sports betting operator license may 
14.16 	be renewed under conditions required by rule adopted pursuant to section 299L.15.
14.17 	(b) The commissioner shall only issue a mobile sports betting operator license to an 
14.18 	Indian Tribe that lawfully conducts class III gaming in a casino located in this state under 
14.19 	a facility license issued in accordance with a Tribal gaming ordinance approved by the chair 
14.20 	of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
14.21 	(c) Each Indian Tribe described in paragraph (b) is not eligible for more than one mobile 
14.22 	sports betting operator license.
14.23 		Subd. 2.Authorized actions. A mobile sports betting operator license entitles the licensee 
14.24 	to:
14.25 	(1) operate, coordinate, conduct, or offer for play mobile sports betting in Minnesota;
14.26 	(2) contract with one licensed mobile sports betting platform provider to facilitate the 
14.27 	acceptance of wagers on behalf of the mobile sports betting operator;
14.28 	(3) contract with licensed sports betting suppliers; and
14.29 	(4) perform any other actions approved by the commissioner to ensure that mobile sports 
14.30 	betting is conducted in a fair, lawful, and transparent manner.
14.31 		Subd. 3.Licensing requirements. A mobile sports betting operator must:
15.1 	(1) be an entity wholly owned and controlled by an Indian Tribe;
15.2 	(2) submit a completed application and all required documents or other materials pursuant 
15.3 	to sections 299L.25 and 299L.26 and any relevant rules;
15.4 	(3) submit a detailed plan and specifications for the implementation of mobile sports 
15.5 	betting;
15.6 	(4) include commercially reasonable and practicable mechanisms on its mobile sports 
15.7 	betting platform that are designed to detect and prevent the unauthorized use of Internet 
15.8 	sports betting accounts and to detect and prevent fraud, money laundering, and collusion, 
15.9 	or require a contracted mobile sports betting platform provider to include those commercially 
15.10 	reasonable and practicable mechanisms;
15.11 	(5) submit a statement of the assets and liabilities of the license holder to the 
15.12 	commissioner;
15.13 	(6) not be disqualified under section 299L.25 or any relevant rules;
15.14 	(7) pay an annual licensing fee in the amount of $2,125; and
15.15 	(8) meet any other conditions required by rule adopted pursuant to section 299L.15.
15.16 		Subd. 4.Reporting. A mobile sports betting operator must report to the commissioner 
15.17 	monthly on wagers placed and redeemed during the reporting month and outstanding at the 
15.18 	time of the report.
15.19 		Subd. 5.Prohibition on use of information. The provisions of this section only apply 
15.20 	to mobile sports betting operations in this state and do not apply to other activities relating 
15.21 	to Tribal gaming operations, Tribal government records, or class III sports betting operations 
15.22 	conducted exclusively on Indian lands.

15.23 	Sec. 9. [299L.29] MOBILE SPORTS BETTING PLATFORM PROVIDER LICENSE.
15.24 		Subdivision 1.Issuance. The commissioner may issue up to 11 mobile sports betting 
15.25 	platform provider licenses that are valid for three years. A mobile sports betting platform 
15.26 	provider may be renewed under conditions required by rule adopted pursuant to section 
15.27 	299L.15.
15.28 		Subd. 2.Authorized actions. A mobile sports betting platform provider license entitles 
15.29 	the licensee to provide a sports betting platform, sports betting technology, sports betting 
15.30 	applications, or associated mobile sports betting hardware, software, or equipment to a 
15.31 	mobile sports betting operator.
16.1 		Subd. 3.Licensing requirements. A mobile sports betting platform provider must:
16.2 	(1) submit a completed application and all required documents or other materials pursuant 
16.3 	to sections 299L.25 and 299L.26 and any relevant rules;
16.4 	(2) not be disqualified under section 299L.25 or any relevant rules;
16.5 	(3) pay an application fee of $6,000 with submission of an application;
16.6 	(4) pay a licensing fee after the application is approved in the amount of $38,250 or a 
16.7 	license renewal fee of $25,500; and
16.8 	(5) meet any other conditions required by rule adopted pursuant to section 299L.15.

16.9 	Sec. 10. [299L.30] SPORTS BETTING SUPPLIER LICENSE.
16.10 		Subdivision 1.Issuance. The commissioner may issue sports betting supplier licenses 
16.11 	that are valid for three years. A sports betting supplier license may be renewed under 
16.12 	conditions required by rule adopted pursuant to section 299L.15.
16.13 		Subd. 2.Authorized actions. A sports betting supplier license entitles the licensee to  
16.14 	directly provide mobile sports betting operators with information and support necessary to 
16.15 	offer mobile sports betting. Information and support may be provided in the form of services, 
16.16 	goods, or software, and may include data feeds and odds services, risk management, and 
16.17 	integrity monitoring.
16.18 		Subd. 3.Licensing requirements. (a) A mobile sports betting supplier must:
16.19 	(1) submit a completed application and all required documents for the applicant's principal 
16.20 	owners who directly own ten percent or more of the applicant and the applicant's officers;
16.21 	(2) pay an application fee of $6,000 with submission of an application;
16.22 	(3) pay a licensing fee after the application is approved in the amount of $38,250 or a 
16.23 	license renewal fee of $25,500; and
16.24 	(4) meet any other conditions required by rule adopted pursuant to section 299L.15.
16.25 	(b) Provided an application has been completed to the satisfaction of the commissioner, 
16.26 	disclosure of the following public information may be waived:
16.27 	(1) statutorily authorized pension investment boards that are direct or indirect shareholders 
16.28 	of an applicant; and
16.29 	(2) investment funds or entities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
16.30 	including any investment advisors or entities under the management of an entity registered 
17.1 	with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that are direct or indirect shareholders of 
17.2 	the applicant.

17.3 	Sec. 11. [299L.35] PARTNERSHIP ALLOWED.
17.4 		Subdivision 1.Ability to contract with platform providers. (a) A mobile sports betting 
17.5 	operator may, but is not required to, contract with a mobile sports betting platform provider 
17.6 	to provide, create, or operate sports betting platforms, sports betting technology, sports 
17.7 	betting applications, or associated mobile sports betting hardware, software, or equipment.
17.8 	(b) If a mobile sports betting operator chooses to contract with a mobile sports betting 
17.9 	platform provider for these services, the mobile sports betting operator shall contract with 
17.10 	no more than one mobile sports betting platform provider.
17.11 	(c) If a mobile sports betting operator chooses not to contract with a mobile sports betting 
17.12 	platform provider for these services, then the mobile sports betting operator must comply 
17.13 	with the reporting and regulatory requirements held by mobile sports betting platform 
17.14 	provider license holders.
17.15 		Subd. 2.Logo display required. A mobile sports betting platform provider that has 
17.16 	contracted with a mobile sports betting operator must clearly display a brand of the mobile 
17.17 	sports betting operator within its mobile application in addition to any other brand that the 
17.18 	mobile sports betting platform provider uses to conduct, offer, or play mobile sports betting 
17.19 	in Minnesota.

17.20 	Sec. 12. [299L.36] DEPOSIT OF FEES.
17.21 	Application, license, and renewal fees shall be deposited in the sports betting revenue 
17.22 	account in the special revenue fund.

17.23 	Sec. 13. [299L.37] ADVERTISING.
17.24 		Subdivision 1.Prohibition on targeting individuals under age 21. No licensee or 
17.25 	other person shall publish or cause to be published an advertisement for mobile sports betting 
17.26 	that:
17.27 	(1) depicts a person under age 21 engaging in sports betting or mobile sports betting;
17.28 	(2) includes an image that is designed to be appealing to individuals under age 21 or 
17.29 	encourage sports betting by individuals under age 21; or
18.1 	(3) is in any print or digital publication or on the radio, television, or any other medium 
18.2 	if ten percent or more of the audience of that medium is reasonably expected to be individuals 
18.3 	who are under age 21, as determined by reliable, current audience composition data.
18.4 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on targeting individuals prohibited from placing wagers. No 
18.5 	licensee or other person shall publish or cause to be published an advertisement for mobile 
18.6 	sports betting that targets individuals who are disqualified, prohibited, or excluded from 
18.7 	placing a wager on a sporting event for any reason, including being identified on the exclusion 
18.8 	list identified in section 299L.45, subdivision 1.
18.9 		Subd. 3.Advertising on public property. No licensee or other person may publish or 
18.10 	cause to be published, displayed, disseminated, or distributed, an advertisement for or 
18.11 	marketing material for sports betting, or take actions to promote or market sports betting, 
18.12 	on public property or within 500 feet of a school or playground. For purposes of this section, 
18.13 	"public property" means property owned by the state or a home rule charter or statutory 
18.14 	city, county, town, school district, metropolitan or regional agency, public corporation, 
18.15 	political subdivision, or special district, as defined in section 6.465.
18.16 		Subd. 4.Advertising content. (a) All advertisements for mobile sports betting must 
18.17 	display the National Council on Problem Gambling's helpline number or other national 
18.18 	toll-free numbers approved by the commissioner for information and referral services for 
18.19 	gambling disorders and must provide a warning, as specified by the commissioner, that 
18.20 	gambling may be addictive and may cause financial hardship.
18.21 	(b) Any advertisement for mobile sports betting referencing a promotion shall:
18.22 	(1) disclose applicable terms if the authorized participant must risk or lose the authorized 
18.23 	participant's own funds as part of the promotion or if such promotion has conditions that 
18.24 	an authorized participant's own funds must be used to qualify for such promotion;
18.25 	(2) not be described as "risk-free" if the authorized participant needs to incur any loss 
18.26 	or risk the authorized participant's own money to use or withdraw winnings from the risk-free 
18.27 	bet; and
18.28 	(3) not restrict the authorized participant from withdrawing the authorized participant's 
18.29 	own funds or withdraw winnings from bets placed using the authorized participant's own 
18.30 	funds.
18.31 	(c) Partnerships between mobile sports betting operators or mobile sports betting platform 
18.32 	providers and colleges or universities shall not include any component that advertises, 
18.33 	markets, or promotes sports betting activity unless such partnerships are exclusively with 
19.1 	alumni networks or are content that is exclusively focused on responsible gambling education 
19.2 	or problem gambling awareness.
19.3 	(d) Mobile sports betting operators or mobile sports betting platform providers shall not 
19.4 	enter name, image, and likeness endorsements or partnerships with amateur athletes in the 
19.5 	state.
19.6 	(e) No advertising, marketing, in-app advertisements, emails, or other promotional 
19.7 	materials published, aired, displayed, disseminated, or distributed by or on behalf of a mobile 
19.8 	sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider for sports betting shall 
19.9 	be published, aired, displayed, disseminated, or distributed:
19.10 	(1) on any college or university campus property; or
19.11 	(2) in college- or university-owned news assets.
19.12 	(f) Nothing in this act shall apply to any advertisements for commercial retail products 
19.13 	or services other than mobile sports betting.
19.14 		Subd. 5.Prohibition on false or misleading claims. No licensee or other person shall 
19.15 	publish or cause to be published an advertisement for mobile sports betting that contains 
19.16 	false or misleading claims or which contains statements, words, or pictures of an obscene, 
19.17 	indecent, or immoral character, or such as would offend public morals or decency.
19.18 		Subd. 6.Prohibition on certain terminology in advertising. No licensee or other 
19.19 	person may publish or cause to be published an advertisement or marketing or promotional 
19.20 	material that makes an offer for a person to place a bet without risk of loss, if the person 
19.21 	must risk the player's own money to take advantage of the offer or promotion. This includes 
19.22 	advertisements or marketing or promotional materials using the phrase "risk-free," "free 
19.23 	play," or other similar terminology.

19.24 	Sec. 14. [299L.40] WAGERING.
19.25 		Subdivision 1.Placing wagers. An individual who is 21 years of age or older may place 
19.26 	wagers pursuant to sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 provided the individual is not otherwise 
19.27 	disqualified, prohibited, or excluded from doing so.
19.28 		Subd. 2.Wager type. A mobile sports betting operator, or a mobile sports betting 
19.29 	platform provider on behalf of a mobile sports betting operator, may only accept wagers of 
19.30 	a type previously approved by the commissioner. Wager types that the commissioner may 
19.31 	approve include but are not limited to the following:
20.1 	(1) a wager that a participant or participating team will win a sporting event or will win 
20.2 	by a specified number of points;
20.3 	(2) a wager as to whether the total points scored in a sporting event will be higher or 
20.4 	lower than a number specified;
20.5 	(3) a wager on an outcome contingency or proposition incidental to a sporting event, 
20.6 	series, tournament, or season for which the outcome is published in newspapers of general 
20.7 	circulation or in records made publicly available by the league or governing body for the 
20.8 	event;
20.9 	(4) a wager on the outcome of a series of two or more sporting events or a series of two 
20.10 	or more contingencies incidental to a sporting event;
20.11 	(5) future bets placed on end of the season standings, awards, or statistics; and
20.12 	(6) a wager that a participant or participating team will win an esports event or will win 
20.13 	by a specified number of points.
20.14 		Subd. 3.Wager types prohibited. Mobile sports betting operators, or a mobile sports 
20.15 	betting platform provider on behalf of a mobile sports betting operator, shall not offer or 
20.16 	accept wagers on the occurrence or outcomes of the following situations that may occur 
20.17 	during or after a sporting event:
20.18 	(1) player injuries;
20.19 	(2) penalties;
20.20 	(3) the outcome of player disciplinary rulings;
20.21 	(4) replay reviews; or
20.22 	(5) in-game betting.
20.23 		Subd. 4.Mobile sports betting account; establishment. (a) An individual may establish 
20.24 	a mobile sports betting account by electronic means from any location, and may fund an 
20.25 	account by any means approved by the commissioner.
20.26 	(b) A mobile sports betting account must provide a mechanism for an individual to set 
20.27 	limits on the amount of time they spend on the mobile sports betting platform, set limits on 
20.28 	the amount of money they spend on the platform, and self-exclude from using the mobile 
20.29 	sports betting platform. A mobile sports betting account provider must allow a person to 
20.30 	set the following limits for the person's mobile sports betting account:
20.31 	(1) a limit on the amount that can be deposited within a specified period;
21.1 	(2) a limit on losses within a specified period; and
21.2 	(3) a limit on the time spent placing bets.
21.3 	The mobile sports betting account must not allow the account to be used to place bets when 
21.4 	the person has met a limit the person has set. The mobile sports betting account provider 
21.5 	must provide notice to the person of the opportunity to set these limits at the time the person 
21.6 	sets up the account and annually after setup and must require a person to either set limits 
21.7 	or affirm that the person does not want to set any limits at account setup and annually after 
21.8 	setup. The notice must be worded and formatted as specified by the commissioner.
21.9 	(c) Information provided by an individual who establishes a mobile sports betting account 
21.10 	may be accessed, stored, and used by a mobile sports betting operator.
21.11 		Subd. 5.Consideration; mobile sports betting account. (a) A mobile sports betting 
21.12 	operator or mobile sports betting platform provider must not accept a wager unless the 
21.13 	authorized participant provides consideration in the form of funds or other thing of value 
21.14 	such as use of free bets or promotional credits from their mobile sports betting account at 
21.15 	the time of making the wager.
21.16 	(b) Consideration must be in the form of withdrawal from a mobile sports betting account 
21.17 	maintained by the mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider 
21.18 	for the benefit of and in the name of the wagerer.
21.19 	(c) A mobile sports betting operator, or a mobile sports betting platform provider on 
21.20 	behalf of a mobile sports betting operator, shall verify an individual's age and identity before 
21.21 	allowing that individual to establish a mobile sports betting account. Mobile sports betting 
21.22 	operators and mobile sports betting platform providers must utilize an approved identity 
21.23 	verification service provider to confirm an individual's age and identity.
21.24 	(d) A person shall have the right to withdraw the balance of funds in the mobile sports 
21.25 	betting account in the person's name at any time with proof of identity, as determined by 
21.26 	rules adopted pursuant to section 299L.15. The balance of funds in the account includes 
21.27 	money the person has deposited into the account and the value of all promotional credits 
21.28 	available to the person to apply toward betting, including refunds for losses that are credited 
21.29 	to the account as a promotion.
21.30 		Subd. 6.Wager location. (a) Mobile sports betting wagers regulated under sections 
21.31 	299L.10 to 299L.80 may only be accepted from a person placing a wager online, through 
21.32 	a website or mobile application, while the person placing the wager is physically within the 
21.33 	state and not within an area geofenced under paragraph (b). The website or application may 
22.1 	be hosted by a mobile sports betting operator operating in conjunction with a mobile sports 
22.2 	betting platform provider. The incidental routing of a mobile sports wager shall not determine 
22.3 	the location or locations in which the wager is initiated, received, or otherwise made.
22.4 	(b) Wagering is prohibited within ... yards of elementary or secondary school buildings 
22.5 	or higher education institutions. Mobile sports betting platform providers must incorporate 
22.6 	geofencing to make sports betting from a mobile application unavailable in these areas.
22.7 		Subd. 7.Information provided at the time of wager. A mobile sports betting operator 
22.8 	or mobile sports betting platform provider must disclose the betting line and terms of a 
22.9 	wager prior to accepting a wager. Terms of the wager include the ratio of the amount to be 
22.10 	paid for winning to the wagered amount.
22.11 		Subd. 8.Outcome determined. A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting 
22.12 	platform provider must not accept a wager on the outcome of an event or proposition that 
22.13 	has already been determined.
22.14 		Subd. 9.Receipt. A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform 
22.15 	provider must provide a person who places a wager with an electronic receipt at the time 
22.16 	of sale that contains the following information:
22.17 	(1) the sporting event or proposition that is the subject of the wager;
22.18 	(2) the outcome that will constitute a win on the wager;
22.19 	(3) the amount wagered; and
22.20 	(4) the payout in the event of a winning wager.
22.21 		Subd. 10.Wager data; safeguards necessary. (a) Information regarding wagers made 
22.22 	by an authorized participant who engages in mobile sports betting, including but not limited 
22.23 	to wager type and consideration paid, may be accessed, stored, or used for ordinary business 
22.24 	purposes by the mobile sports betting operator.
22.25 	(b) Mobile sports betting operators and mobile sports betting platform providers must 
22.26 	use commercially reasonable methods to maintain the security of wager data, authorized 
22.27 	participant data, and other confidential information from unauthorized access and 
22.28 	dissemination, however, that nothing in this act shall preclude the use of Internet or 
22.29 	cloud-based hosting of such data and information or disclosure as required by court order, 
22.30 	other law, or this act.

23.1 	Sec. 15. [299L.41] PUSH NOTIFICATIONS.
23.2 	(a) Mobile sports betting operators and mobile sports betting platform providers are 
23.3 	prohibited from sending a message from a mobile sports betting application or website that 
23.4 	appears on a user's device while the application or website is inactive unless the message 
23.5 	is sent to notify the user of potentially fraudulent activity associated with the user's mobile 
23.6 	sports betting account.
23.7 	(b) Mobile sports betting operators and mobile sports betting platform providers are 
23.8 	prohibited from sending a message that advertises or promotes sports betting from a mobile 
23.9 	sports betting application or website to appear on a user's device while the user is setting 
23.10 	or exploring self-imposed restrictions under section 299L.45.

23.11 	Sec. 16. [299L.45] EXCLUSION LIST AND PROHIBITION ON WAGERING.
23.12 		Subdivision 1.Exclusion list. (a) The commissioner shall maintain a list of persons who 
23.13 	are not eligible to wager on sporting events through a mobile sports betting operator. The 
23.14 	list shall include the names of:
23.15 	(1) persons who have themselves requested to be on the exclusion list;
23.16 	(2) persons whose names have been submitted, for their protection, by their legal 
23.17 	guardians;
23.18 	(3) persons whose names have been submitted by mobile sports betting operators, mobile 
23.19 	sports betting platform providers, or mobile sports betting suppliers for good cause; and
23.20 	(4) persons whose names have been submitted by sports governing bodies.
23.21 	(b) A person who has requested to be on the exclusion list may specify a time limit of 
23.22 	one or five years or for the person's lifetime for the person's name to be on the list. The 
23.23 	commissioner will remove the person's name from the list at the conclusion of the specified 
23.24 	time.
23.25 	(c) The information contained on the list is private data on individuals, as defined in 
23.26 	section 13.02, subdivision 12, except the commissioner shall transmit the list with mobile 
23.27 	sports betting operators and mobile sports betting platform providers to prevent persons on 
23.28 	the exclusion list from placing sports betting wagers.
23.29 	(d) A mobile platform provider must provide a user the opportunity to request to be on 
23.30 	the exclusion list for a specified time of one or five years or for the person's lifetime. The 
23.31 	platform provider must report the request to the commissioner and the commissioner must 
24.1 	immediately add the person's name and exclusion request to the list maintained under this 
24.2 	section.
24.3 	(e) The commissioner must provide through the agency's website a form for a person to 
24.4 	make a request to be included on the exclusion list for a specified time of one or five years 
24.5 	or for the person's lifetime.
24.6 		Subd. 2.Prohibited wagers by certain persons. The following individuals who are 
24.7 	otherwise authorized to place wagers are prohibited from placing the wagers described:
24.8 	(1) an individual who is prohibited from placing wagers by a mobile sports betting 
24.9 	operator or mobile sports betting platform provider for good cause, including, but not limited 
24.10 	to, any individual placing a wager as an agent or proxy on behalf of another may not place 
24.11 	a wager of any kind;
24.12 	(2) an individual who is an athlete, coach, referee, player, trainer, or team employee is 
24.13 	prohibited from wagering on a sporting event overseen by that person's sports governing 
24.14 	body;
24.15 	(3) an individual who holds a position of authority sufficient to exert influence over the 
24.16 	participants in a sporting event, including, but not limited to, a coach, manager, or owner 
24.17 	is prohibited from wagering on that sporting event;
24.18 	(4) an individual who has access to certain types of exclusive or nonpublic information 
24.19 	regarding a sporting event is prohibited from wagering on that sporting event and any other 
24.20 	sporting event overseen by the sports governing body of that sporting event; and
24.21 	(5) for purposes of this subdivision, "owner" of a team shall mean an individual who 
24.22 	owns more than five percent of the team.
24.23 		Subd. 3.Personal limits on wagering. (a) A mobile sports betting operator or mobile 
24.24 	sports betting platform provider must allow individuals to establish the following types of 
24.25 	limits on their own wagering activity:
24.26 	(1) a limit on the amount the person can lose in a 24-hour period before triggering a 
24.27 	cooling-off period;
24.28 	(2) a limit on the amount a person can lose in a 30-day period before triggering a 
24.29 	cooling-off period;
24.30 	(3) the maximum amount a person may deposit into the person's mobile sports betting 
24.31 	account in a 24-hour period;
25.1 	(4) the maximum amount of time a person can be logged into their mobile sports betting 
25.2 	program in a 24-hour period; and
25.3 	(5) a cooling-off period during which time the person is not able to place wagers.
25.4 	(b) A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider must set 
25.5 	the limits in paragraph (a) to the following default limits for a new account, subject to any 
25.6 	limits established by law:
25.7 	(1) $500 is the default amount of losses a person can incur in a 24-hour period before 
25.8 	the person is prohibited from wagering;
25.9 	(2) $3,000 is the default limit on the amount a person can lose in a 30-day period before 
25.10 	the person is prohibited from wagering;
25.11 	(3) $500 is the default maximum amount a person may deposit into the person's mobile 
25.12 	sports betting account in a 24-hour period;
25.13 	(4) four hours per 24-hour period is the default limit on the time that a person may be 
25.14 	continuously logged into a mobile sports betting application; and
25.15 	(5) 72 hours is the default length of a cooling-off period if a person requests a cooling-off 
25.16 	period during which time wagers from the person cannot be accepted.
25.17 	(c) A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider must not 
25.18 	accept a wager from a person in a cooling-off period or in an exclusion period set by a 
25.19 	person in paragraph (a) or, if the person does not set exclusion periods under paragraph (a), 
25.20 	during the default exclusion periods established in paragraph (b).
25.21 	(d) A mobile sports betting operator must allow a person to make changes to their 
25.22 	exclusion settings under paragraph (a) in ways that make them more restrictive at any time 
25.23 	and those limits must take effect immediately. Changes that make the exclusion settings 
25.24 	under paragraph (a) less restrictive become effective 7 days after the person makes the 
25.25 	change.
25.26 	(e) A mobile sports betting operator must require a person to review the limits in 
25.27 	paragraph (a) annually.
25.28 	(f) A mobile sports betting operator must report to the commissioner when a person 
25.29 	becomes excluded due to hitting a limit set under paragraph (a) or (b). The commissioner 
25.30 	must communicate to other licensed mobile sports betting operators or platform providers 
25.31 	as necessary to make the exclusion effective across all opportunities for participating in 
25.32 	sports betting in Minnesota.
26.1 		Subd. 4.Prohibition on accepting wagers. (a) A mobile sports betting operator or 
26.2 	mobile sports betting platform provider shall not knowingly accept a wager from a person 
26.3 	on the exclusion list or allow a person on the exclusion list to establish a mobile sports 
26.4 	betting account.
26.5 	(b) A mobile sports betting operator or a mobile sports betting platform provider shall 
26.6 	not knowingly accept a wager prohibited under subdivision 2 from any individual who can 
26.7 	reasonably be identified by publicly available information or by any lists provided to the 
26.8 	commissioner.
26.9 	(c) Knowingly accepting a wager from a person on the exclusion list is a license violation, 
26.10 	subject to a penalty established by the commissioner.
26.11 		Subd. 5.Notice. The commissioner shall notify a person whose name has been added 
26.12 	to the exclusion list under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or (4).
26.13 		Subd. 6.Prohibition on advertising. A platform provider and operator are prohibited 
26.14 	from contacting a person through communications in a mobile sports betting application, 
26.15 	email, text, or telephone call, for the purpose of advertising or promoting sports betting 
26.16 	during the following periods:
26.17 	(1) during a period of betting restrictions under this section; and
26.18 	(2) after the period of betting restrictions under this section is over, until the person 
26.19 	places a bet through the platform or with the operator.

26.20 	Sec. 17. [299L.50] FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
26.21 		Subdivision 1.Responsibility for satisfying winning wagers. A wager on a sporting 
26.22 	event placed with a mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider 
26.23 	is an enforceable contract. A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform 
26.24 	provider who accepts a wager bears all risk of loss to satisfy winnings on the wager. A 
26.25 	wager that is not redeemed within one year of the outcome that is the subject of the wager 
26.26 	may be canceled by the mobile sports betting operator or the mobile sports betting platform 
26.27 	provider.
26.28 		Subd. 2.Reserve requirements. (a) A mobile sports betting operator shall, in conjunction 
26.29 	with the mobile sports betting platform provider, maintain reserves in an amount that is not 
26.30 	less than the greater of $25,000 or the sum of the following three amounts:
26.31 	(1) amounts held by the mobile sports betting operator for the mobile sports betting 
26.32 	accounts of authorized participants;
27.1 	(2) amounts accepted by the mobile sports betting operator as wagers on contingencies 
27.2 	whose outcome have not been determined; and
27.3 	(3) amounts owed but unpaid by the mobile sports betting operator on winning wagers 
27.4 	through the period established by the operator, subject to time limits set by the commissioner, 
27.5 	for honoring winning wagers.
27.6 	(b) Such reserves shall be held in the form of cash or cash equivalents segregated from 
27.7 	operational funds, payment processor reserves and receivables, any bond, an irrevocable 
27.8 	letter of credit, or any combination thereof.
27.9 	(c) In lieu of holding cash reserves outlined in subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) and (b), a 
27.10 	mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider may post a bond, 
27.11 	securities, or an irrevocable letter of credit in an amount the commissioner deems necessary 
27.12 	after taking into consideration the amount of the mobile sports betting operator's cash 
27.13 	reserves, to protect the financial interests of people wagering on sporting events. If securities 
27.14 	are deposited or an irrevocable letter of credit filed, the securities or letter of credit must be 
27.15 	of a type or in the form provided under section 349A.07, subdivision 5, paragraphs (b) and 
27.16 	(c).

27.17 	Sec. 18. [299L.51] INTEGRITY MONITORING.
27.18 	(a) Each mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider must 
27.19 	contract with a licensed independent integrity monitoring provider in order to identify any 
27.20 	unusual betting activity or patterns that may indicate a need for further investigation. The 
27.21 	commissioner shall establish minimum standards requiring each mobile sports betting 
27.22 	operator or mobile sports betting platform provider to participate in the monitoring system 
27.23 	as part of that licensee's minimum internal control standards.
27.24 	(b) If any unusual betting activity is deemed by independent integrity monitoring provider 
27.25 	to have risen to the level of suspicious betting activity, then the independent integrity 
27.26 	monitoring provider shall immediately report the suspicious activity to the commissioner, 
27.27 	all mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider licensees that 
27.28 	contract with that integrity provider, and the sports governing body that governs the sporting 
27.29 	event on which the suspicious activity was deemed to have taken place.
27.30 	(c) The commissioner, mobile sports betting operators, and any sports governing body 
27.31 	that receives the information described in paragraph (b) from an independent integrity 
27.32 	monitoring provider must maintain the confidentiality of the information, and use the 
27.33 	information solely for purposes of investigating or preventing the conduct described in this 
28.1 	section unless disclosure is required by this act, the commissioner, other law, or court order, 
28.2 	or unless the sports governing body consents to disclosure. The information may not be 
28.3 	used for any commercial or other purpose.
28.4 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a sports governing body may make disclosures 
28.5 	necessary to conduct and resolve integrity-related investigations and may publicly disclose 
28.6 	such information if required by the sports governing body's integrity policies or if deemed 
28.7 	by the sports governing body in its reasonable judgment to be necessary to maintain the 
28.8 	actual or perceived integrity of its sporting events. Prior to any such public disclosure that 
28.9 	would identify the mobile sports betting operator by name, the sports governing body will 
28.10 	provide the mobile sports betting operator with notice of such disclosure and an opportunity 
28.11 	to object to such disclosure.

28.12 	Sec. 19. [299L.53] RECORD KEEPING; INFORMATION SHARING.
28.13 		Subdivision 1.Record retention. (a) Mobile sports betting operators or mobile sports 
28.14 	betting platform providers shall maintain records of all bets and wagers placed, including 
28.15 	personally identifiable information of an authorized participant, amount and type of wager, 
28.16 	time the wager was placed, location of the wager, including IP address if applicable, the 
28.17 	outcome of the wager, and records of abnormal betting activity for 3.5 years after the sporting 
28.18 	event occurs.
28.19 	(b) Mobile sports betting operators or mobile sports betting platform providers shall 
28.20 	make the data described in paragraph (a) available for inspection upon request of the 
28.21 	commissioner or as required by court order.
28.22 		Subd. 2.Anonymization required. Mobile sports betting operators or mobile sports 
28.23 	betting platform providers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in real 
28.24 	time and at the account level anonymized information regarding an authorized participant, 
28.25 	amount and type of wager, the time the wager was placed, the location of the wager, including 
28.26 	the IP address if applicable, the outcome of the wager, and records of abnormal betting 
28.27 	activity. Nothing in this section shall require a mobile sports betting operator and mobile 
28.28 	sports betting platform provider to provide any information that is prohibited by federal, 
28.29 	state, or local laws or regulations, including laws and regulations relating to privacy and 
28.30 	personally identifiable information.
28.31 		Subd. 3.Information sharing. (a) If a sports governing body has notified the 
28.32 	commissioner that access to the information described in subdivision 2 for wagers placed 
28.33 	on sporting events of the sports governing body is necessary to monitor the integrity of such 
28.34 	body's sporting events, then mobile sports betting operators shall share, in a commercially 
29.1 	reasonable frequency, form, and manner, with the sports governing body or its designees 
29.2 	the information under subdivision 2 with respect to sports wagers on sporting events of such 
29.3 	sports governing body.
29.4 	(b) Sports governing bodies and their designees may only use information received under 
29.5 	this section for integrity-monitoring purposes and may not use information received under 
29.6 	this section for any commercial or other purpose.
29.7 	(c) Nothing in this section shall require a mobile sports betting operator and mobile 
29.8 	sports betting platform provider to provide any information that is prohibited by federal, 
29.9 	state, or local laws or regulations, including without limitation laws and regulations relating 
29.10 	to privacy and personally identifiable information.

29.11 	Sec. 20. [299L.55] INSPECTION AND AUDITING.
29.12 		Subdivision 1.Inspection. The commissioner, the commissioner of revenue, and the 
29.13 	director are authorized to inspect the accounting records of mobile sports betting operators 
29.14 	and mobile sports betting platform providers at any time provided the mobile sports betting 
29.15 	operators and mobile sports betting platform provider is given notice at least 24 hours before 
29.16 	the inspection. This provision only applies to mobile sports betting operations and does not 
29.17 	authorize the inspection of records related to Tribal gaming operations, Tribal governmental 
29.18 	records, or class III sports betting operations conducted exclusively on Indian Lands.
29.19 		Subd. 2.Annual audit. To ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under 
29.20 	this chapter, a mobile sports betting operator and mobile sports betting platform provider 
29.21 	must contract with an independent third party to perform a financial audit, consistent with 
29.22 	the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board or using the 
29.23 	Statements on Accounting standards issued by the Audit Standards Board of the American 
29.24 	Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The mobile sports betting operator must submit 
29.25 	the audit to the commissioner for examination and inspection within 120 days of the end 
29.26 	of its fiscal year.

29.27 	Sec. 21. [299L.60] LICENSE VIOLATIONS; ENFORCEMENT.
29.28 		Subdivision 1.Schedule of penalties. The commissioner must adopt rules that provide 
29.29 	a graduated schedule of penalties for violations of license requirements under statute or 
29.30 	rule. The schedule must specify penalties that may range from warnings and probation 
29.31 	periods to civil fines, temporary suspension of licenses, or revocation of licenses.
30.1 		Subd. 2.Authority to act. (a) The commissioner may issue administrative orders, impose 
30.2 	civil penalties, and suspend, revoke, or not renew a license issued pursuant to sections 
30.3 	299L.10 to 299L.80 if the commissioner determines that a licensee has committed or is 
30.4 	about to commit a violation of those sections or rules adopted pursuant to those sections, 
30.5 	or if the commissioner determines that the licensee is disqualified or ineligible to hold a 
30.6 	license pursuant to section 299L.25 or 299L.26. A conviction for a violation of section 
30.7 	299L.80 is not required for the commissioner to take action on a violation.
30.8 	(b) Enforcement actions, license suspensions, license revocations, or license nonrenewals 
30.9 	related to a specific mobile sports betting operator shall not impact or limit the ability of 
30.10 	another mobile sports betting operator to conduct, offer, or offer for play mobile sports 
30.11 	betting.
30.12 		Subd. 3.Temporary suspension. (a) The commissioner may temporarily, without 
30.13 	hearing, suspend the license and operating privilege of any licensee for a period of up to 90 
30.14 	days if there is clear and convincing evidence that:
30.15 	(1) conduct of a licensee, or anticipated failure of a licensee to fulfill an obligation, 
30.16 	requires immediate action to protect the public from harm;
30.17 	(2) the licensee has not timely filed a tax return or paid the tax required under chapter 
30.18 	297J; or
30.19 	(3) the licensee has not timely paid all fees due under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80.
30.20 	(b) The commissioner shall notify the licensee of the violation that caused the temporary 
30.21 	suspension and may lift the temporary suspension if the licensee corrects the violation.
30.22 	(c) The commissioner may extend the period of suspension if the violation is not 
30.23 	corrected, the commissioner notifies the business that it intends to revoke or not renew a 
30.24 	license, and a contested case hearing has not taken place.
30.25 		Subd. 4.Notice of violation; administrative orders; request for reconsideration; 
30.26 	demand for hearing. (a) The commissioner may issue an administrative order to any 
30.27 	licensee who has committed a violation. The order may require the licensee to correct the 
30.28 	violation or to cease and desist from committing the violation and may impose civil penalties. 
30.29 	The order must state the deficiencies that constitute a violation, the time by which the 
30.30 	violation must be corrected, and the amount of any civil penalty.
30.31 	(b) If the licensee believes the information in the administrative order is in error, the 
30.32 	licensee may ask the commissioner to reconsider any parts of the order that are alleged to 
30.33 	be in error. The request must be in writing, delivered to the commissioner by certified mail 
31.1 	within seven days after receipt of the order, and provide documentation to support the 
31.2 	allegation of error. The commissioner must respond to a request for reconsideration within 
31.3 	15 days after receiving the request. A request for reconsideration does not stay the order 
31.4 	unless the commissioner issues a supplemental order granting additional time. The 
31.5 	commissioner's disposition of a request for reconsideration is final.
31.6 	(c) An administrative order that imposes a civil penalty of more than $2,000 shall be 
31.7 	treated as a contested case under chapter 14.
31.8 	(d) A licensee may request a hearing on the administrative order within 30 days of the 
31.9 	service of the order. The request must be in writing and delivered to the commissioner by 
31.10 	certified mail. If the licensee does not request a hearing within 30 days, the order becomes 
31.11 	final.
31.12 	(e) If the licensee requests a hearing, the hearing must be held not later than 30 days 
31.13 	after the commissioner receives the request unless the licensee and the commissioner agree 
31.14 	on a later date. After the hearing, the commissioner may enter an order making such 
31.15 	disposition as the facts require. If the licensee fails to appear at the hearing after having 
31.16 	been notified of it, the licensee is considered in default and the proceeding may be determined 
31.17 	against the licensee on consideration of the administrative order, the allegations of which 
31.18 	may be considered to be true. An action of the commissioner under this paragraph is subject 
31.19 	to judicial review pursuant to chapter 14.
31.20 	(f) Civil penalties collected by the commissioner shall be deposited in the general fund. 
31.21 	Civil penalties may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state brought in the 
31.22 	district court.
31.23 		Subd. 5.Revocation, nonrenewal, civil penalties; contested case. If the commissioner 
31.24 	intends to revoke or not renew a license, or impose a civil penalty in excess of $2,000, the 
31.25 	commissioner shall provide the licensee with a statement of the complaints made against 
31.26 	the licensee and shall initiate a contested case proceeding. The contested case shall be held 
31.27 	pursuant to chapter 14.
31.28 		Subd. 6.Penalties. In addition to penalties listed in this section, a person or licensee 
31.29 	who violates the provisions of sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 is subject to any applicable 
31.30 	criminal penalty.

31.31 	Sec. 22. [299L.62] PRIVATE REMEDIES; DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.
31.32 	In addition to the remedies otherwise provided by law, an individual injured by a violation 
31.33 	of section 299L.37, 325E.42, or 325F.67 may bring a civil action against a mobile sports 
32.1 	betting platform provider and recover damages; costs and disbursements, including costs 
32.2 	of investigation; and reasonable attorney fees and receive other equitable relief as determined 
32.3 	by the court. An action brought under this section benefits the public.

32.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to causes 
32.5 	of actions accruing on or after that date.

32.6 	Sec. 23. [299L.65] REPORTING.
32.7 		Subdivision 1.Financial report. By June 1 of each year, the commissioner must submit 
32.8 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
32.9 	jurisdiction over public safety, the legislative committees with jurisdiction over taxes, the 
32.10 	committee in the house of representatives with jurisdiction over commerce, the committee 
32.11 	in the senate with jurisdiction over state government finance and policy, the committee in 
32.12 	the house of representatives with jurisdiction over ways and means, and the committee in 
32.13 	the senate with jurisdiction over finance. The report must describe the activities of the 
32.14 	commissioner with respect to wagering on sporting events and include summary financial 
32.15 	information on sports betting and the regulated sports betting industry as a whole. The report 
32.16 	must not include information or data on individuals or entities that is classified as private 
32.17 	data under section 299L.70 or separately list the earnings, wagers, or tax revenue generated 
32.18 	by or use identifying information for specific mobile sports betting operators.
32.19 		Subd. 2.License activity report. By February 1 of each year beginning in 2026, the 
32.20 	commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
32.21 	committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over public 
32.22 	safety, the committee in the house of representatives with jurisdiction over commerce, and 
32.23 	the committee in the senate with jurisdiction over state government finance and policy on 
32.24 	the following:
32.25 	(1) the status of applications for licenses issued by the commissioner, including the 
32.26 	number of applications for each type of license, the number of licenses of each type issued, 
32.27 	and the average time between receipt of a complete application and issuance of each type 
32.28 	of license;
32.29 	(2) an overview of the sports betting market, including but not limited to the actual and 
32.30 	anticipated demand;
32.31 	(3) the amount of revenue generated to the state by sports betting and the expenses 
32.32 	incurred by the commissioner in enforcing restrictions on lawful sports betting; and
33.1 	(4) the commissioner's enforcement actions taken against persons licensed under sections 
33.2 	299L.10 to 299L.80 for licensing violations, including violations of the rules adopted under 
33.3 	section 299L.15.

33.4 	Sec. 24. [299L.655] STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF GAMBLING; 
33.5 	APPROPRIATION.
33.6 		Subdivision 1.Baseline study. The commissioner must commission a study on gambling 
33.7 	activity in Minnesota prior to the implementation of sports betting in Minnesota. The study 
33.8 	must determine the prevalence of gambling in the state and the incidence of problem 
33.9 	gambling, identifying the number of people who participate in various forms of gambling.
33.10 		Subd. 2.Continued study. Three years after the baseline study, and every three years 
33.11 	thereafter, the commissioner must commission an update for the study of the prevalence of 
33.12 	gambling and the incidence and level of problem gambling.
33.13 		Subd. 3.Appropriation. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, before the distribution 
33.14 	required under section 297J.02, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), $....... is appropriated from 
33.15 	the sports betting revenue account in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public 
33.16 	safety for the study required in subdivision 2. The commissioner may contract with a third 
33.17 	party to conduct the study.

33.18 	Sec. 25. [299L.6556] STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF SPORTS BETTING ON 
33.19 	PROBLEM GAMBLING, GAMBLING DISORDERS, YOUTH GAMBLING, AND 
33.20 	SUICIDE.
33.21 	The commissioner must commission a study on the impact of sports betting on the 
33.22 	prevalence of gambling disorders, suicide related to gambling disorders, and risks to youth 
33.23 	of developing gambling disorders, based on any research available on how sports betting 
33.24 	has impacted these problems in jurisdictions where sports betting is occurring.

33.25 	Sec. 26. [299L.70] DATA PROTECTIONS.
33.26 		Subdivision 1.Classification. Data in which an individual who has wagered on sporting 
33.27 	events is identified by name, account number, Social Security number, or any other uniquely 
33.28 	identifying indicia, is private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 
33.29 	12. Data on individual earnings of mobile sports betting operators, mobile sports betting 
33.30 	platform providers, mobile sports betting operator application and licensing information, 
33.31 	mobile sports betting platform provider application and licensing information, and all Tribal 
34.1 	revenue records unassociated with mobile sports betting operators is nonpublic data, as 
34.2 	defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9.
34.3 		Subd. 2.Sale of private data on individuals. The commissioner shall revoke any license 
34.4 	issued under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 of a person who sells data on individuals that 
34.5 	would be classified as private under subdivision 1 collected through the practice of sports 
34.6 	betting, unless sharing of that data is otherwise allowed in this act.

34.7 	Sec. 27. [299L.75] LOCAL RESTRICTIONS; PROHIBITION ON LOCAL TAXES 
34.8 	OR FEES.
34.9 	No political subdivision may require a local license to offer sports betting or impose a 
34.10 	tax or fee on the sports betting conducted pursuant to this chapter.

34.11 	Sec. 28. [299L.80] REVIEW OF OTHER STATES' RESTRICTIONS.
34.12 	The commissioner must review the laws of other states in which wagering on sports is 
34.13 	regulated to identify restrictions and safeguards on sports wagering that would be advisable 
34.14 	to ensure the integrity of sports betting and to provide effective safety measures to protect 
34.15 	people with a gambling disorder or who are at risk of developing a gambling disorder. The 
34.16 	commissioner must adopt rules to implement the restrictions and safeguards the commissioner 
34.17 	identifies from other states as advisable under this section. By January 15 of each year, the 
34.18 	commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees 
34.19 	in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over sports wagering on 
34.20 	advisable restrictions and safeguards, including draft legislation to implement the additional 
34.21 	restrictions or safeguards.

34.22 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325E.42, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.23 		Subd. 2.Attorney general's actions. The attorney general may bring an action against 
34.24 	any person violating this section in accordance with section 8.31~~, except that no private~~ 
34.25 	~~action is permitted to redress or correct a violation of this section~~.

34.26 	Sec. 30. INDIAN TRIBES; COMPACTS TO BE NEGOTIATED.
 34.27 	The governor or the governor's designated representatives shall negotiate in good faith 
34.28 	new Tribal-state compacts regulating the conduct of class III sports betting on the Indian 
34.29 	lands of an Indian Tribe requesting negotiations, under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.9221. 
34.30 	Compacts in effect on January 1, 2023, shall not be modified to accommodate sports betting.

35.1 	Sec. 31. APPROPRIATIONS.
 35.2 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
35.3 	of public safety for the study required under Minnesota Statutes, section 299L.655, 
35.4 	subdivision 1. The commissioner may contract with a third party to conduct the study. This 
35.5 	appropriation is onetime.
35.6 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
35.7 	of public safety for the study required under Minnesota Statutes, section 299L.6556. The 
35.8 	commissioner may contract with a third party to conduct the study. This appropriation is 
35.9 	onetime.

35.10 	ARTICLE 2
35.11 	TAXATION OF SPORTS BETTING

35.12 	Section 1. [297J.01] DEFINITIONS.
35.13 	Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, 
35.14 	the following terms have the meanings given:
35.15 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue;
35.16 	(2) "mobile sports betting operator" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, subdivision 
35.17 	14;
35.18 	(3) "mobile sports betting platform provider" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, 
35.19 	subdivision 16;
35.20 	(4) "sporting event" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, subdivision 18;
35.21 	(5) "sports betting" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, subdivision 19;
35.22 	(6) "sports betting net revenue" means the total of all cash and cash equivalents received 
35.23 	in a month by a mobile sports betting operator from wagers on sporting events, including 
35.24 	the amount of cash or cash equivalents received for promotional credits or free bets, less 
35.25 	the following:
35.26 	(i) cash paid out as winnings in the month;
35.27 	(ii) the cash equivalent of noncash prizes paid out as winnings in the month;
35.28 	(iii) cash and cash equivalents received by a mobile sports betting operator or mobile 
35.29 	sports betting platform provider for activities other than sports betting; and
35.30 	(iv) excise taxes paid to the federal government; and
36.1 	(7) "wager" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, subdivision 22.

36.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sports betting net revenue received 
36.3 	after December 31, 2025.

36.4 	Sec. 2. [297J.02] TAX ON SPORTS BETTING NET REVENUE.
36.5 		Subdivision 1.Tax imposed. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a tax is imposed 
36.6 	on sports betting net revenue received equal to the rate determined pursuant to section 
36.7 	299L.78, subdivision 7, on wagers placed online through a website or mobile application, 
36.8 	as allowed under section 299L.40.
36.9 	(b) Any wager placed on Indian lands is not subject to state taxation. For purposes of 
36.10 	this chapter, a wager is placed at the physical location of the individual placing the wager.
36.11 		Subd. 2.Sports betting net revenue tax in lieu of other taxes. (a) Income derived by 
36.12 	a mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider from the conduct 
36.13 	of wagering on a sporting event is not subject to the tax imposed in chapter 290. Wagers 
36.14 	accepted by a mobile sports betting operator are not subject to the tax imposed in section 
36.15 	297A.62 or 297E.03.
36.16 	(b) When sports betting net revenue for a month is less than zero, the commissioner 
36.17 	must allow the mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider to 
36.18 	carry over the negative amount to returns filed for subsequent months. The negative amount 
36.19 	of sports betting net revenue may not be carried back to an earlier month and remittances 
36.20 	previously received by the commissioner will not be refunded, except if the mobile sports 
36.21 	betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider surrenders its mobile sports 
36.22 	betting license and the last return reported a negative amount of sports betting net revenue.
36.23 		Subd. 3.Returns; due dates. A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting 
36.24 	platform provider must file a return by the 20th day of each month reporting the tax due 
36.25 	under this section for the preceding month. The return must include the amount of all wagers 
36.26 	received, payouts made, all sports betting taxes owed, and other information required by 
36.27 	the commissioner. The tax under this chapter is due to be paid to the commissioner on the 
36.28 	day the return is due.
36.29 		Subd. 4.Public information. All records concerning the administration of taxes under 
36.30 	this chapter are classified as public information.
36.31 		Subd. 5.Refunds. A person who has, under this chapter, paid to the commissioner an 
36.32 	amount of tax for a period in excess of the amount legally due for that period may file with 
36.33 	the commissioner a claim for a refund of the excess. The amount necessary to pay the refunds 
37.1 	under this subdivision is appropriated from the sports betting revenue account established 
37.2 	in subdivision 7 to the commissioner.
37.3 		Subd. 6.Extensions. If in the commissioner's judgment good cause exists, the 
37.4 	commissioner may extend the time for filing tax returns, paying taxes, or both under this 
37.5 	section for not more than six months.
37.6 		Subd. 7.Distribution of funds. (a) The sports betting revenue account is established in 
37.7 	the special revenue fund. All amounts collected by the commissioner under this chapter 
37.8 	must be deposited in the account and distributed as provided in this subdivision. Any money 
37.9 	remaining in the account at the end of each fiscal year does not cancel. Interest and income 
37.10 	earned on money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, shall be credited 
37.11 	to the account.
37.12 	(b) Of the amount in the sports betting revenue account:
37.13 	(1) fifty percent is appropriated to the commissioner of human services of which half is 
37.14 	for the compulsive gambling treatment program established under section 245.98, and half 
37.15 	is for a grant to the state affiliate recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling 
37.16 	to be used to increase public awareness of problem gambling, provide education and training 
37.17 	for individuals and organizations providing effective treatment services to problem gamblers 
37.18 	and their families, and research relating to problem gambling. Money appropriated by this 
37.19 	clause must supplement and must not replace existing state funding for these programs;
37.20 	(2) twenty-five percent shall be transferred to the general fund; and
37.21 	(3) twenty-five percent is appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants for 
37.22 	addiction prevention and mental health services in public schools, as defined in section 
37.23 	120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17, and charter schools formed under chapter 124E.

37.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sports betting net revenue received 
37.25 	after December 31, 2025, except that subdivision 7 is effective January 1, 2025, and applies 
37.26 	to license and renewal fees received after December 31, 2024, and sports betting net revenue 
37.27 	received after December 31, 2025.

37.28 	Sec. 3. [297J.03] MOBILE SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR REPORTS AND 
37.29 	RECORDS.
37.30 		Subdivision 1.Business records. A mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports 
37.31 	betting platform provider must maintain records supporting the sports betting activity and 
37.32 	taxes owed. Records required to be kept in this section must be preserved by the mobile 
37.33 	sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider for at least 3-1/2 years 
38.1 	after the return is due or filed, whichever is later, and may be inspected by the commissioner 
38.2 	at any reasonable time without notice or a search warrant.
38.3 		Subd. 2.Audits. The commissioner may require a financial audit of a mobile sports 
38.4 	betting operator's or mobile sports betting platform provider's sports betting activities if the 
38.5 	mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider has failed to comply 
38.6 	with this chapter as it relates to financial reporting. Audits must be performed by an 
38.7 	independent accountant licensed according to chapter 326A. The commissioner must 
38.8 	prescribe standards for an audit required under this subdivision. A complete, true, and correct 
38.9 	copy of an audit must be filed as prescribed by the commissioner. Nothing in this subdivision 
38.10 	limits the commissioner's ability to conduct its own audit pursuant to its authority under 
38.11 	chapter 270C.

38.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sports betting net revenue received 
38.13 	after December 31, 2025.

38.14 	Sec. 4. [297J.04] OTHER PROVISIONS APPLY.
38.15 	Except for those provisions specific to distributors, gambling products, or gambling 
38.16 	equipment, sections 297E.11 to 297E.14 apply to this chapter.

38.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sports betting net revenue received 
38.18 	after December 31, 2025.

38.19 	ARTICLE 3
38.20 	CRIMES RELATED TO SPORTS BETTING

38.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.007, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
38.22 		Subd. 16.Juvenile petty offender; juvenile petty offense. (a) "Juvenile petty offense" 
38.23 	includes a juvenile alcohol offense, a juvenile controlled substance offense, a juvenile 
38.24 	violation of section 299L.80, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), a violation of section 609.685, 
38.25 	or a violation of a local ordinance, which by its terms prohibits conduct by a child under 
38.26 	the age of 18 years which would be lawful conduct if committed by an adult.
38.27 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), "juvenile petty offense" also includes 
38.28 	an offense that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
38.29 	(c) "Juvenile petty offense" does not include any of the following:
39.1 	(1) a misdemeanor-level violation of section 518B.01, 588.20, 609.224, 609.2242, 
39.2 	609.324, subdivision 2 or 3, 609.5632, 609.576, 609.66, 609.746, 609.748, 609.79, or 
39.3 	617.23;
39.4 	(2) a major traffic offense or an adult court traffic offense, as described in section 
39.5 	260B.225;
39.6 	(3) a misdemeanor-level offense committed by a child whom the juvenile court previously 
39.7 	has found to have committed a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense; or
39.8 	(4) a misdemeanor-level offense committed by a child whom the juvenile court has 
39.9 	found to have committed a misdemeanor-level juvenile petty offense on two or more prior 
39.10 	occasions, unless the county attorney designates the child on the petition as a juvenile petty 
39.11 	offender notwithstanding this prior record. As used in this clause, "misdemeanor-level 
39.12 	juvenile petty offense" includes a misdemeanor-level offense that would have been a juvenile 
39.13 	petty offense if it had been committed on or after July 1, 1995.
39.14 	(d) A child who commits a juvenile petty offense is a "juvenile petty offender." The 
39.15 	term juvenile petty offender does not include a child alleged to have violated any law relating 
39.16 	to being hired, offering to be hired, or agreeing to be hired by another individual to engage 
39.17 	in sexual penetration or sexual conduct which, if committed by an adult, would be a 
39.18 	misdemeanor.

39.19 	Sec. 2. [299L.80] CRIMES RELATING TO WAGERING ON SPORTING EVENTS.
39.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
39.21 	(1) "accepts a wager" includes receiving, recording, or forwarding a wager or an offer 
39.22 	to wager on a sporting event, and attempts to do so;
39.23 	(2) "nonpublic information" means information regarding a participant's ability or 
39.24 	likelihood to perform in a sporting event that:
39.25 	(i) is not available to the general public;
39.26 	(ii) is derived from a personal or professional relationship with the participant; and
39.27 	(iii) if the information was disseminated, would likely affect the odds of the participant 
39.28 	or the participant's team in achieving a particular outcome in the event; and
39.29 	(3) "places a wager" includes an offer or attempt to place a wager on a sporting event.
40.1 		Subd. 2.Sale or transfer of private data. (a) Whoever sells or transfers private data 
40.2 	on individuals collected through the practice of wagering on sporting events is guilty of a 
40.3 	misdemeanor.
40.4 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the transfer of data between a person licensed under 
40.5 	section 299L.10 to 299L.80 or an employee of a licensee and the commissioner, the director, 
40.6 	or the commissioner of revenue when that transfer is necessary to perform duties prescribed 
40.7 	by law relating to wagering on sporting events or to information shared with a sports 
40.8 	governing body pursuant to section 299L.53, subdivision 3.
40.9 		Subd. 3.Wagering by a person under age 21. (a) A person who is under 21 years of 
40.10 	age and does either of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
40.11 	(1) places a wager on a sporting event; or
40.12 	(2) misrepresents the person's age as being 21 or older for the purposes of placing a 
40.13 	wager on a sporting event.
40.14 	(b) A person licensed under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 or an employee of a licensee 
40.15 	who knowingly accepts a wager on a sporting event placed by someone under the age of 
40.16 	21 years is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
40.17 	(c) Paragraph (a), clause (1) does not prohibit private social bets on sporting events that 
40.18 	are not part of or incidental to organized, commercialized, or systematic gambling.
40.19 		Subd. 4.Unauthorized wagers. (a) The following persons who place a wager with an 
40.20 	entity licensed under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 are guilty of a crime and may be sentenced 
40.21 	as provided in paragraphs (b) to (e):
40.22 	(1) a person who is a participant in a sporting event and who places a wager on that 
40.23 	event or who induces another to place a wager on the event on behalf of the person;
40.24 	(2) a person licensed under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80, or an employee of a licensee 
40.25 	whose exclusive or primary responsibilities involve mobile sports betting, who places a 
40.26 	wager on a sporting event on an online website or mobile application with which the person 
40.27 	is affiliated;
40.28 	(3) an officer, director, member, or employee of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling 
40.29 	Enforcement of the Department of Public Safety or the division who places a wager on a 
40.30 	sporting event, unless the person is a peace officer with the Division of Alcohol and Gambling 
40.31 	Enforcement who places a wager as part of a criminal or regulatory investigation; or
41.1 	(4) a person who possesses nonpublic information on a sporting event and who places 
41.2 	a wager on that event.
41.3 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor if the amount of the 
41.4 	wager is no more than $500.
41.5 	(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if:
41.6 	(1) the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or section 
41.7 	609.76; or
41.8 	(2) the amount of the wager is more than $500 but not more than $1,000.
41.9 	(d) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
41.10 	imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, 
41.11 	or both, if the amount of the wager is more than $1,000 but not more than $5,000.
41.12 	(e) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
41.13 	imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
41.14 	or both, if:
41.15 	(1) the amount of the wager is more than $5,000; or
41.16 	(2) the person places more than five wagers on any one or more sporting events within 
41.17 	any 30-day period and the total amount wagered is more than $2,500.
41.18 		Subd. 5.Unauthorized acceptance of wagers. (a) A person licensed under sections 
41.19 	299L.10 to 299L.80, or an employee of a licensee whose exclusive or primary responsibilities 
41.20 	involve mobile sports betting, who accepts a wager on a sporting event knowing that the 
41.21 	wager was made in violation of subdivision 4, paragraph (a) is guilty of a crime and may 
41.22 	be sentenced as provided in paragraphs (b) to (e).
41.23 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor if the amount of the 
41.24 	wager is no more than $500.
41.25 	(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if:
41.26 	(1) the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or section 
41.27 	609.76; or
41.28 	(2) the amount of the wager is more than $500 but not more than $1,000.
41.29 	(d) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
41.30 	imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, 
41.31 	or both, if the amount of the wager is more than $1,000 but not more than $5,000.
42.1 	(e) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
42.2 	imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
42.3 	or both, if:
42.4 	(1) the amount of the wager is more than $5,000; or
42.5 	(2) the person accepts one or more wagers knowing that:
42.6 	(i) the wager is prohibited under subdivision 4, paragraph (a);
42.7 	(ii) acceptance of the wager will result in the person making a wager having placed more 
42.8 	than five wagers on any one or more sporting events within any 30-day period; and
42.9 	(iii) the total amount wagered is more than $2,500.
42.10 		Subd. 6.Aggregation; venue. In any prosecution under subdivision 4 or 5, the amount 
42.11 	of money wagered within any six-month period may be aggregated and the accused charged 
42.12 	accordingly in applying the provisions of those subdivisions. In addition, when two or more 
42.13 	offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be 
42.14 	prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses 
42.15 	aggregated under this subdivision.
42.16 		Subd. 7.Proof of age; defense; seizure of false identification. (a) Proof of age for 
42.17 	placing a wager under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 on a sporting event may be established 
42.18 	only by one of the following:
42.19 	(1) a valid driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota, another state, a 
42.20 	Tribal government, or a province of Canada, that includes the photograph and date of birth 
42.21 	of the person;
42.22 	(2) a valid military identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense;
42.23 	(3) a valid United States passport;
42.24 	(4) a valid instructional permit issued under section 171.05 that includes a photograph 
42.25 	and the date of birth of the person;
42.26 	(5) a Tribal identification;
42.27 	(6) in the case of a foreign national, a valid passport; or
42.28 	(7) use of an identity verification process approved by the commissioner and implemented 
42.29 	by the mobile sports betting operator or mobile sports betting platform provider.
42.30 	(b) In a prosecution for accepting a wager on a sporting event from a person under the 
42.31 	age of 21, it is an affirmative defense for the defendant to prove by a preponderance of the 
43.1 	evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied upon representations of 
43.2 	proof of age authorized in paragraph (a).
43.3 	(c) A mobile sports betting operator or employee of a mobile sports betting operator, or 
43.4 	an official or employee authorized to accept wagers on sporting events under a Tribal-state 
43.5 	compact regulating the conduct of class III sports betting on the Indian lands of an Indian 
43.6 	Tribe, may seize a form of identification listed under paragraph (a) if the person has 
43.7 	reasonable grounds to believe that the form of identification has been altered or falsified or 
43.8 	is being used to violate any law. A person who seizes a form of identification under this 
43.9 	paragraph must deliver it to a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, 
43.10 	subdivision 1, paragraph (f), within 24 hours of seizure.
43.11 		Subd. 8.Advertising and promotion to person under self-imposed restrictions. A 
43.12 	person licensed under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80, or an employee of a licensee whose 
43.13 	exclusive or primary responsibilities involve mobile sports betting, is guilty of a gross 
43.14 	misdemeanor if the person markets sports betting to another person through a text, a message 
43.15 	within a mobile sports betting application, or another direct message to that person during 
43.16 	a time that the other person has implemented self-imposed prohibitions on that person 
43.17 	participating in sports betting under section 299L.45.

43.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.75, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.19 		Subd. 3.What are not bets. The following are not bets:
43.20 	(1) a contract to insure, indemnify, guarantee or otherwise compensate another for a 
43.21 	harm or loss sustained, even though the loss depends upon chance;
43.22 	(2) a contract for the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or other commodities;
43.23 	(3) offers of purses, prizes or premiums to the actual contestants in any bona fide contest 
43.24 	for the determination of skill, speed, strength, endurance, or quality or to the bona fide 
43.25 	owners of animals or other property entered in such a contest;
43.26 	(4) the game of bingo when conducted in compliance with sections 349.11 to 349.23;
43.27 	(5) a private social bet not part of or incidental to organized, commercialized, or 
43.28 	systematic gambling;
43.29 	(6) the operation of equipment or the conduct of a raffle under sections 349.11 to 349.22, 
43.30 	by an organization licensed by the Gambling Control Board or an organization exempt from 
43.31 	licensing under section 349.166;
44.1 	(7) pari-mutuel betting on horse racing when the betting is conducted under chapter 240; 
44.2 	~~and~~
44.3 	(8) the purchase and sale of State Lottery tickets under chapter 349A; and
44.4 	(9) sports betting when the betting is conducted pursuant to sections 299L.10 to 299L.80.

44.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.75, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
44.6 		Subd. 4.Gambling device. A gambling device is a contrivance the purpose of which is 
44.7 	that for a consideration a player is afforded an opportunity to obtain something of value, 
44.8 	other than free plays, automatically from the machine or otherwise, the award of which is 
44.9 	determined principally by chance, whether or not the contrivance is actually played. 
44.10 	"Gambling device" also includes a video game of chance, as defined in subdivision 8.
44.11 	Gambling device does not include a website or mobile application, or device used for 
44.12 	accessing the website or mobile application, authorized to be used in conducting mobile 
44.13 	sports betting pursuant to sections 299L.10 to 299L.80.

44.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.75, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
44.15 		Subd. 7.Sports bookmaking. Sports bookmaking is the activity of intentionally 
44.16 	receiving, recording or forwarding within any 30-day period more than five bets, or offers 
44.17 	to bet, that total more than $2,500 on any one or more sporting events. Sports bookmaking 
44.18 	does not include sports betting when the betting is conducted pursuant to sections 299L.10 
44.19 	to 299L.80.

44.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.75, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
44.21 	read:
44.22 		Subd. 7a.Sporting event. "Sporting event" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, 
44.23 	subdivision 18, and includes any event, such as a game, match, contest, or activity, or series 
44.24 	of games, matches, contests, activities, or tournaments, involving the athletic skill or 
44.25 	performance in a video game of one or more players or participants, regardless of whether 
44.26 	the event is approved by the commissioner to be an event eligible for wagering under sections 
44.27 	299L.10 to 299L.80.

44.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.755, is amended to read:
44.29 	609.755 GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR.
44.30 	Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
45.1 	(1) makes a bet, other than a bet on a sporting event;
45.2 	(2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery;
45.3 	(3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining 
45.4 	state, with intent to encourage participation therein;
45.5 	(4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor's 
45.6 	control to be used as a gambling place; or
45.7 	(5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device.
45.8 	Clause (5) does not prohibit possession of a gambling device in a person's dwelling for 
45.9 	amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players an opportunity to obtain 
45.10 	anything of value.

45.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.76, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.12 		Subd. 2.Sports bookmaking. (a) Whoever makes a bet on a sporting event with a person 
45.13 	who is not licensed to engage in sports betting under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 is guilty 
45.14 	of a misdemeanor if the amount of the wager is no more than $500.
45.15 	(b) Whoever makes a bet on a sporting event with a person who is not licensed to engage 
45.16 	in sports betting under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if:
45.17 	(1) the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or section 
45.18 	609.76; or
45.19 	(2) the amount of the wager is more than $500 but not more than $1,000.
45.20 	(c) Whoever makes a bet on a sporting event with a person who is not licensed to engage 
45.21 	in sports betting under sections 299L.10 to 299L.80 is guilty of a felony if the amount of 
45.22 	the wager is more than $1,000.
45.23 	(d) Whoever engages in sports bookmaking is guilty of a felony.
45.24 	(e) In any prosecution under paragraph (b) or (c), the amount of money wagered within 
45.25 	any six-month period may be aggregated and the accused charged accordingly in applying 
45.26 	the provisions of those paragraphs. In addition, when two or more offenses are committed 
45.27 	by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county 
45.28 	in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this 
45.29 	subdivision.

46.1 	Sec. 9. [609.764] SPORTING EVENTS; FRAUD; BRIBERY.
46.2 	(a) As used in this section:
46.3 	(1) "participant in a sporting event" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, subdivision 
46.4 	17; and
46.5 	(2) "sporting event" has the meaning given in section 299L.10, subdivision 18.
46.6 	(b) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
46.7 	than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person:
46.8 	(1) offers, gives, or promises to give, directly or indirectly, to a participant in a sporting 
46.9 	event any benefit, reward, or consideration to which the participant is not legally entitled 
46.10 	as compensation or a prize, with intent to influence the performance of the participant, or 
46.11 	the outcome of the event or a component of the event; or
46.12 	(2) as a participant in a sporting event, requests, receives, or agrees to receive, directly 
46.13 	or indirectly, a benefit, reward, or consideration to which the participant is not legally entitled 
46.14 	to intentionally lose, cause to lose, or attempt to lose or cause to lose the event, or to 
46.15 	intentionally perform below abilities to adversely affect the outcome of the event or a 
46.16 	component of the event.

46.17 	Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 46.18 	Sections 1 to 9 are effective the day that sports betting becomes lawful under article 1 
46.19 	and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.

46.20 	ARTICLE 4
46.21 	APPROPRIATIONS

46.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.98, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.23 		Subd. 2.Program. The commissioner of human services shall establish a program for 
46.24 	the treatment of compulsive gamblers and their families. The commissioner may contract 
46.25 	with an entity with expertise regarding the treatment of compulsive gambling to operate the 
46.26 	program. The program may include the establishment of a statewide toll-free number, 
46.27 	resource library, public education programs; regional in-service training programs and 
46.28 	conferences for health care professionals, educators, treatment providers, employee assistance 
46.29 	programs, and criminal justice representatives; and the establishment of certification standards 
46.30 	for programs and service providers. The commissioner may enter into agreements with 
46.31 	other entities and may employ or contract with consultants to facilitate the provision of 
47.1 	these services or the training of individuals to qualify them to provide these services. The 
47.2 	program must include up to 60 hours of intervention services for a family member or 
47.3 	concerned significant other who is a Minnesota resident and is negatively impacted by 
47.4 	problem or compulsive gambling. The program may also include inpatient and outpatient 
47.5 	treatment and rehabilitation services for residents in different settings, including a temporary 
47.6 	or permanent residential setting for mental health or substance use disorder, and individuals 
47.7 	in jails or correctional facilities. The program may also include research studies. The research 
47.8 	studies must include baseline and prevalence studies for adolescents and adults to identify 
47.9 	those at the highest risk. The program must be approved by the commissioner before it is 
47.10 	established.

47.11 	Sec. 2. STUDY ON MOTIVATIONS AND BELIEFS OF YOUNG ADULT 
47.12 	GAMBLERS; APPROPRIATION.
 47.13 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, before the 
47.14 	distribution required under Minnesota Statutes, section 297J.02, subdivision 7, paragraph 
47.15 	(b), $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the sports betting revenue account 
47.16 	in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a nonprofit 
47.17 	organization to conduct a study on the gambling motivations and beliefs of young adult 
47.18 	gamblers. The commissioner may not use any amount of this appropriation to administer 
47.19 	the grant. This is a onetime appropriation.
47.20 		Subd. 2.Award. The commissioner shall award the grant to a nonprofit, gambling-neutral 
47.21 	organization with experience raising public awareness about problem gambling and providing 
47.22 	professional training for those who work with problem gamblers.
47.23 		Subd. 3.Focus group. (a) The grant recipient shall convene a focus group of no more 
47.24 	than 40 individuals who are at least 18 years of age but not more than 35 years of age and 
47.25 	who have experience gambling in Minnesota.
47.26 	(b) Membership of the focus group shall reflect the geographical and demographic 
47.27 	diversity of Minnesotans who are 18 to 35 years of age.
47.28 	(c) The focus group shall identify the reasons that young adults gamble and the ways in 
47.29 	which they engage in gambling, including whether they wager on sporting events; participate 
47.30 	in fantasy sports; purchase lottery tickets; visit casinos; engage in online gambling; participate 
47.31 	in card playing as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 240.01, subdivision 5; engage in 
47.32 	pari-mutuel betting as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 240.01, subdivision 14; or 
47.33 	participate in lawful gambling authorized under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349.
48.1 		Subd. 4.Qualitative survey. Following completion of the focus group described in 
48.2 	subdivision 3, the grant recipient shall create a qualitative survey from a sample of at least 
48.3 	50,000 individuals.
48.4 		Subd. 5.Report. By January 15, 2027, the grant recipient shall submit a report to the 
48.5 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
48.6 	public safety, the legislative committees with jurisdiction over taxes, the committee in the 
48.7 	house of representatives with jurisdiction over commerce, the committee in the senate with 
48.8 	jurisdiction over state government finance and policy, the committee in the house of 
48.9 	representatives with jurisdiction over ways and means, and the committee in the senate with 
48.10 	jurisdiction over finance. The report shall summarize the actions and findings of the grant 
48.11 	recipient and shall make recommendations for policies and the use of financial resources 
48.12 	to prevent and address problem gambling by young adults.

48.13 	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; APPROPRIATION.
 48.14 	$6,598,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund and $3,952,000 in 
48.15 	fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the sports betting revenue account in the special 
48.16 	revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety to perform the duties required to establish 
48.17 	and regulate mobile sports betting under Minnesota Statutes, sections 299L.10 to 299L.80.

48.18 	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; APPROPRIATION.
 48.19 	$1,852,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund and $1,633,000 in 
48.20 	fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the sports betting revenue account in the special 
48.21 	revenue fund to the commissioner of revenue to perform the duties necessary to establish 
48.22 	and enforce the taxation of mobile sports betting.

48.23 	ARTICLE 5
48.24 	CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

48.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 240.01, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
48.26 		Subd. 1b.Advance deposit wager. "Advance deposit wager" means a wager placed 
48.27 	through an advance deposit wagering provider on a horse race ~~that is conducted outside of~~ 
48.28 	~~the state~~.

48.29 	Sec. 2. [299L.47] HISTORIC HORSE RACING.
48.30 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "historic horse race" means:
49.1 	(1) any horse race, whether running or harness, that was previously conducted at a 
49.2 	licensed pari-mutuel facility;
49.3 	(2) concluded with official results; and
49.4 	(3) concluded without scratches, disqualifications, or dead-heat finishes.
49.5 		Subd. 2.Not authorized. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the 
49.6 	approval or use of historic horse race operations either in-person or by means of electronic 
49.7 	terminals.

49.8 	ARTICLE 6
49.9 	SELECTION OF PLATFORM PROVIDERS

49.10 	Section 1. [299L.78] REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR PLATFORM 
49.11 	PROVIDERS.
49.12 		Subdivision 1.Competitive bidding process. The commissioner of public safety may 
49.13 	issue licenses to platform providers who have been selected for licensure by the commissioner 
49.14 	after a competitive bidding process. The commissioner must issue a request for applications 
49.15 	within six months from the effective date of this section, with a deadline to submit 
49.16 	applications within 30 days of the issuing date of the request for applications. The 
49.17 	commissioner of public safety may work with the commissioner of administration to facilitate 
49.18 	the bidding process.
49.19 		Subd. 2.Timeline; disqualifications. The commissioner must evaluate platform providers 
49.20 	within 150 days of the due date for applications. The commissioner must disqualify 
49.21 	applications from platform providers that do not demonstrate that they meet the requirements 
49.22 	for licensure under sections 299L.25 and 299L.29. The commissioner must disqualify an 
49.23 	application submitted jointly by more than one competing platform provider.
49.24 		Subd. 3.Application. The commissioner must determine the form of the application 
49.25 	for bidding to be a platform provider. The application must include at least the following 
49.26 	information:
49.27 	(1) a matrix to indicate the percentage of gross revenue, but not less than 40 percent, 
49.28 	from mobile sports wagering that the applicant will pay to the state, for the privilege of 
49.29 	licensure if chosen and the percentage of overall mobile sports wagering gaming revenue 
49.30 	estimated to be generated, for different scenarios for the number of platform providers and 
49.31 	mobile sports betting operators licensed by the commission;
50.1 	(2) the number of mobile sports betting operators the applicant will host on its mobile 
50.2 	sports betting platform, if the applicant is licensed as a platform provider;
50.3 	(3) a description of how the applicant will use technology to ensure all bettors are 
50.4 	physically within approved locations within the state, that exclusion lists will be 
50.5 	accommodated, and that necessary safeguards against abuses and addictions are in place;
50.6 	(4) demonstration that the applicant and any anticipated associated operators possess 
50.7 	the qualifications, capabilities, and experience to provide a mobile sports wagering platform;
50.8 	(5) a list of all jurisdictions where the applicant and any parent company, and mobile 
50.9 	sports wagering operators and their parent companies, have been licensed or otherwise 
50.10 	authorized to conduct sports wagering operations;
50.11 	(6) information about the platform provider and associated operators model for player 
50.12 	acquisition, including details on how the applicant and its associated operators will convert 
50.13 	customers from wagering through illegal channels to wagering legally in the state;
50.14 	(7) the applicant's proposed timeline for implementing mobile sports wagering from the 
50.15 	award of a license; and
50.16 	(8) the applicant's plan for integrity monitoring and reporting, including any current 
50.17 	affiliations related to integrity monitoring.
50.18 		Subd. 4.Factors for evaluation. The commissioner must evaluate each applicant on 
50.19 	the following factors to determine the ability of the applicant to maximize sustainable, 
50.20 	long-term revenue for the state:
50.21 	(1) a market analysis detailing the benefits of the applicant's bid with regard to 
50.22 	maximizing revenue for the state relative to the amount bet;
50.23 	(2) estimates of mobile sports betting gross revenue generated by the applicant under 
50.24 	different scenarios and with descriptions of relevant assumptions;
50.25 	(3) the percentage of mobile sports betting net revenue to be paid to the state under 
50.26 	different scenarios;
50.27 	(4) the potential market share of the mobile sports betting operator or operators under 
50.28 	different scenarios and with descriptions of relevant assumptions;
50.29 	(5) plans of the applicant and each associated operator for advertising and promoting 
50.30 	mobile sports betting to ensure that they are not overly aggressive in marketing and promotion 
50.31 	and to avoid any promotion that increases the scope of problem gambling;
50.32 	(6) experience and expertise in the market of the applicant and each associated operator;
51.1 	(7) a demonstration of how and to what degree the applicant fosters racial, ethnic, and 
51.2 	gender diversity in its workforce;
51.3 	(8) a timeline to implement mobile sports betting from award of license;
51.4 	(9) any other factors that could impact the integrity, sustainability, or safety of mobile 
51.5 	sports betting; and
51.6 	(10) any other factors that could impact revenue to the state.
51.7 		Subd. 5.License awards to highest scoring applications. The commissioner must 
51.8 	award a license to the two platform providers that meet licensing criteria in sections 299L.25 
51.9 	and 299L.29, and who score the highest in the commissioner's evaluation of the factors in 
51.10 	subdivision 4.
51.11 		Subd. 6.Additional licenses. The commissioner may award additional licenses to 
51.12 	platform providers that meet licensing criteria in sections 299L.25 and 299L.29, if the 
51.13 	commissioner determines that additional licenses would be in the best interest of the state.
51.14 		Subd. 7.Tax rate. The tax rate or rates to be paid will be the highest percentage of sports 
51.15 	betting net revenue, as defined in section 297J.01, clause (6), from mobile sports wagering 
51.16 	that is bid by either of the two highest rated platform providers who are awarded licenses 
51.17 	under subdivision 5. All licensed platform providers will pay the same tax rate or rates. The 
51.18 	rates bid may vary based on the number of mobile sports betting operators through which 
51.19 	the platform provider will contract to offer mobile sports betting. The tax rate as a percentage 
51.20 	of sports betting net revenue from mobile sports wagering may not be lower than 40 percent.
51.21 		Subd. 8.Operators. The commissioner should attempt to ensure that the mobile sports 
51.22 	betting operators that meet license requirements under sections 299L.25 and 299L.28 provide 
51.23 	mobile sports betting in the state.

51.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

51.25 	Sec. 2. [299L.95] FELONY TO COLLUDE OR COOPERATE.
51.26 	It shall be a felony for two or more platform providers, including those working on their 
51.27 	behalf, to communicate in any manner related to anything related to their bids or applications 
51.28 	for licenses under this act prior to selection of license awards.