ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Senator Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, has dusted off his proposal for state-sanctioned sports betting, which sputtered in the 2023 and 2024 legislatures, and is giving it a another try. The bill would give the 11 Minnesota Indian tribes the option for on-site and mobile sports betting. Tribes would pay a 20% tax designated benefits for charitable gambling, youth sports ,and mental health treatment for gambling addicts. He goal, Miller said, would be to broaden Minnesota’s visibility as a horse racing venue and draw major sports events to the state. The Miller bill, SF-1124, is among several gambling measures being floated in the new legislature. Miller has two Senate co-sponsors: Karin Housley, R-Stillwater, and Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake. Miller noted that 39 other states have legalized sports betting as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
