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Lawmakers, gambling interests to make another push for legal sports betting in 2023

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Lawmakers, gambling interests to make another push for legal sports betting in 2023

Tribes enriched by gambling money have been important contributors to DFL campaigns. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux contributed over $300,000 to the DFA caucuses and candidates for the November election. Prairie Island Indian Community contributed approximately $100,00. The state Senate drafted a sports betting bill last year. It would have allowed mobile sports wagering licenses for Minnesota’s two horse racing tracks. Tribes have long been opposed to non-tribal gaming. Rep. Zack Stephenson, Dfl-Coon Rapids, plans to lead the legal sports betting push in the House.

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