The Heartland Line
Is sports betting legal in Minnesota?
Minnesota has no legal sports betting, online or retail; the 2026 legalization bill never cleared a committee, and a new state ban on prediction markets is on hold in federal court.
Reviewed 2026-10-10. Laws change; we re-check every state page each month and after any vote.
What Minnesota fans can use today
No sportsbook may take a Minnesota customer, and the tribal casinos do not offer sports betting.
ExchangesLiveKalshi and Polymarket: federally regulated, a fee on each fill. Priced on the board with the fee removed.
This week’s Big Ten games, priced where Minnesota can play
There is no sportsbook to compare against in Minnesota, so this is Novig against the best exchange price. Profit on a $100 position, fees taken out.
| Game | Favourite | Novig | Best exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State at Indiana Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET | Ohio State | -174 +$57.47 | -178 Kalshi · +$52.41 |
Prices refresh about every ten minutes. Open a game for the spread, the total and every venue.
The law in Minnesota, in plain English
No sportsbook app can take a Minnesota customer, and the state's tribal casinos do not run sportsbooks. Mobile sports betting bills have been filed in recent sessions; the 2026 version did not make it out of committee.
In May 2026 Gov. Tim Walz signed a law making it a felony to run or advertise a prediction market in Minnesota from August 1. On July 27 U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez blocked it, finding it likely preempted by the federal Commodity Exchange Act, in suits brought by the CFTC, Kalshi and Polymarket US. While that order stands, Gophers fans can use Novig, a CFTC-designated exchange where you take a position at a price set by other traders, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US. The case is not over, and this page will change if the order does.
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Questions Minnesota fans ask
- Is online sports betting legal in Minnesota?
- Minnesota has no legal sports betting, online or retail; the 2026 legalization bill never cleared a committee, and a new state ban on prediction markets is on hold in federal court.
- Can I use DraftKings or FanDuel in Minnesota?
- No. No sportsbook may take a Minnesota customer, and the tribal casinos do not offer sports betting.
- Can I use Novig in Minnesota?
- Yes. Novig is a CFTC-designated prediction market available in Minnesota to traders 21 and older, and it prices every Big Ten game.
- What about Kalshi and Polymarket?
- Both prediction markets operate in Minnesota under the same federal framework as Novig. They quote a probability rather than a line and charge a fee on each fill; this site shows all three side by side with the fee taken out.
- What is the minimum age?
- Novig requires traders to be 21 or older.
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