Prediction Market Ban, Other Bills Edge Toward Votes at Minnesota Capitol

Prediction market ban, other bills edge toward votes at Minnesota Capitol

The Legislature is chipping away at its to-do list as the session winds down. A prediction market ban proposal is headed toward final votes soon.

Minn. Lawmakers Make Second Push At Prediction Market Ban

After a bill to prohibit prediction markets in Minnesota did not pass through the House, legislators are making a second push at it with an amendment to a public safety bill. The new bill has passed through the House and Senate but must be approved with new changes, including language to limit prediction markets. MINNEAPOLIS – Prediction markets have slowly become a mainstay in the sports betting world, but many states continue to fight back aga…