Online gambling and sports betting in Minnesota

• Online sports betting is illegal in Minnesota as of 2026.
• Online casino is illegal in Minnesota as of 2026.
• Retail sports betting is illegal in Minnesota as of 2026.
• Minnesota has no licensed online sportsbooks or online casinos.
• A 2026 bill, SF 4139, would have authorized mobile sports betting under the commissioner of public safety, but it did not create current legality.
• Advertising rules in SF 4139 would have restricted mobile-sports-betting ads, including warnings and limits on targeting.
• Minnesota has no published list of licensed online operators because no legal online market exists.
• Minnesota’s gambling framework leaves unauthorized gambling prohibited by default, including online play, under state law sources cited in secondary materials.
• Tribal compacts and horse-racing issues have been a recurring political obstacle to legalization.
• DFS and some non-sports gambling forms are discussed in sources, but they do not change sports-betting legality.

No online gambling regulator — online gambling is not legal here.

Unconfirmed; current sports betting remains unauthorized under Minnesota law, while 2026 SF 4139 proposed regulation under commissioner of public safety.

Not confirmed. unconfirmed.

No current sports-betting law authorizing ads was confirmed; SF 4139 proposal would have restricted ads, but current prohibition on unlicensed/offshore advertising is unconfirmed.

National rules also apply — see online gambling regulation in United States.

No public list of licensed online operators was found.

• SF 4139 advanced in 2026 as a legalization proposal for mobile sports betting.
• The bill summary said mobile betting would be regulated by the commissioner of public safety.
• Advertising provisions in the proposal required warnings and prohibited targeting minors and excluded persons.
• Multiple 2026 trackers still described Minnesota as without legal retail or online sportsbooks.

• Exact current statutory section(s) for the blanket prohibition on online gambling.
• Whether any Minnesota agency publishes an authorized-operator list for other gambling verticals.
• Whether any separate advertising rule specifically covers offshore/unlicensed gambling outside the 2026 bill proposal.
• Whether Minnesota would classify specific loot boxes as gambling versus consumer products.
• Whether any prediction-market operator is currently permitted in Minnesota under federal CFTC rules despite state law.
• The exact treatment of offshore-only access versus in-state operation for online poker in Minnesota.

1. revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/4139/versions/0/pdf/
2. revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/4139/versions/latest/
3. revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/4204/versions/0/pdf/
4. actionnetwork.com/online-sports-betting/minnesota
5. novig.us/articles/minnesota-sports-betting-latest-news-updates-2026
6. legalsportsreport.com/online-casinos/minnesota/
7. rg.org/guides/regulations
8. assets.senate.mn/summ/bill/2026/0/SF4139/SF%204139%20Bill%20Summary.pdf
9. worldpokerdeals.com/blog/online-poker-minnesota
10. legaluspokersites.com/state-laws/minnesota/
11. pokernews.com/us-poker/mn/
12. usgambling.com/minnesota/
13. pokerlistings.com/us-poker-rooms/minnesota-online-poker
14. pokerfuse.com/online-poker/minnesota/
15. pokerscout.com/guides/is-online-poker-legal-in-us/
16. americascardroom.eu/usa-poker/minnesota/
17. ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2025/docs/AGE_SweepstakesWebsites_Ltr.pdf
18. sweepedia.com/blog/minnesota-sweepstakes-casino-ban-bills-march-2026-update/
19. ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2025/11/05_IllegalGamblingWebsites.asp
20. yogonet.com/international/news/2025/11/07/116223-minnesota-attorney-general-issues-ceaseanddesist-orders-to-14-gambling-sites
21. patch.com/minnesota/saintpaul/these-14-gambling-sites-were-told-leave-minnesota
22. reuters.com/world/judge-blocks-minnesota-implementing-novel-prediction-markets-ban-2026-07-27/
23. npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5821265/minnesota-ban-prediction-markets
24. ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/minnesotas-first-in-the-nation-law-banning-prediction-markets-is-halted-in-federal-court/
25. mprnews.org/story/2026/07/27/minnesota-ban-on-kalshi-polymarket-prediction-markets-put-on-hold-by-federal-judge
26. abcnews.com/US/federal-government-sues-minnesota-prediction-market-ban/story?id=133151891

Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.