Online betting is the main game in sports gambling, though, and supporters here envision mobile betting to be legal statewide - meaning Vikings fans and anyone else can bet on their phones from just about anywhere. His late-session bill last session gave each of the state's 11 American Indian tribes the exclusive right to partner with one mobile sports betting platform such as FanDuel or DraftKings. 'If we don't legalize this now when we can get exclusive licenses for the tribes, it will be legalized some time,' he said. Matt Klein, DFL-Mendota Heights, said with Democrats still in charge in 2024, it makes sense to get it done. Supporters who sat on the symbolic sidelines are ready for 2024 with the legislative equivalent of 'Put me in, coach.' Tim Walz approved a long list of watershed changes to state law in the 2023 session, but they didn't make it legal to bet on sports in Minnesota. Lately, that end-of-football-season lament has also applied to legalized sports betting. Minnesota Vikings fans know the routine: Wait until next year.
