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Legalized sports betting appears to be on the mind of some state lawmakers as they prep for a new session that begins in mid-February.
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Despite professional athlete scandals, some Minnesota lawmakers plan to reintroduce sports gambling bill

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Various gambling bills have had support in recent years, but sponsors couldn't get it over the finish line in St. Paul despite bipartisan support.
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Minnesota lawmakers roll the dice on a sports gambling bill again

Gambling addiction programs are a key part of the latest proposal to get a bill over the finish line
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More Americans are seeking help for gambling addiction as sports betting is legalized
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More Americans are seeking help for gambling addiction as sports betting is legalized

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Minnesota lawmakers could get another shot at making sports betting legal in the state.
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Is sports betting getting through the Minnesota legislature this year? One state senator believes it will happen

"I believe, very, very close to where we could get an agreement to get this done," says Sen. Jeremy Miller (R)
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Sports betting appears to be back on the table in the next legislative session now that a Minnesota horse track is on board with it as well.
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Is sports betting a "sure thing" in the next legislative session?

Blaine's Running Aces tells WCCO they've never been an obstacle in the process and says it should get done
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Governor Walz says legislators need to put differences aside in order to get work done during session

"You don't get to say I'm going to take my ball and go home because you don't get everything"
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Minnesota sports betting bill runs afoul of partisan rancor over state senator’s burglary arrest

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Sports gambling bill gets altered in Minnesota Senate after removing "in-game betting" gets pushback

"We had a big wakeup call yesterday," DFL Senator Matt Klein tells the WCCO Morning News
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Super Bowl LVIII is breaking gambling records

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Cara Delevingne, Taylor Swift and Ross Travis look on during the second quarter in the AFC Championship Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Will aliens invade the Super Bowl and force a tie?

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Late effort to pass sports gambling in Minnesota opposed by the state's two horse tracks

"All we really want is a level playing field”
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Meaningless buzzer three proves costly as Celtics bettors fall victim to dreaded ‘backdoor cover’

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Everything you need to know about the proposed Minnesota Sports Betting Act

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Sports betting, other issues up against the deadline as the 2022 legislative session winds down

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Hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip including (L-R) the Tropicana Las Vegas, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Park MGM, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas are shown as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Gambling industry posted record revenues in 2021

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Sports betting, gambling addiction and the Super Bowl

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How one lucky bettor turned $20 into $579,000 on Championship Sunday

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