A Senate committee agreed to a proposed amendment to Sen. Matt Klein s (DFL-53) sports betting bill, , that will drastically alter what the legislation allows.
The bill, a holdover from the 2023 legislative session, was approved by the Minnesota Senate Commerce and Consumer committee, but not before being amended to prohibit in-game sports betting throughout the state. If prohibition would be the first of its kind in the country if the bill becomes law.
The amendments were proposed by Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-9) and supported by Klein.
Protecting Minnesota Sports Bettors
Rasmusson explained the changes to the bill would allow regulators to take a product safety approach and add common sense tools to mitigate some of the harms that can come from problem gaming. …