Gambling – Resources on Minnesota Issues

Last reviewed September 2014

This guide is compiled by staff at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library on a topic of interest to Minnesota legislators. It is designed to provide an introduction to the topic, directing the user to a variety of sources, and is not intended to be exhaustive.

These forms of gambling are legal in Minnesota: pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, a card club at Canterbury Park, Indian tribal casinos, charitable gambling and a state lottery. According to the House Research publication Gambling Revenue, state revenue from the lottery, pari-mutuel, charitable gambling and tribal casinos was $170.2 million in FY2014. For fiscal year 2015, gross receipts from lawful gambling were $1.3 billion (Annual Report 2015 Fiscal Year, Minnesota Gambling Control Board).

Types of legal gambling in Minnesota

For a more detailed legislative history, see the House Research document, Gambling in Minnesota: A Short History.

Annual Report. Roseville, MN: Minnesota State Lottery. (HG6133.M6 M57)

Annual Report of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board. Roseville, MN: Minnesota Gambling Control Board. (HV6721.M6 M56)

Annual Report of the Minnesota Racing Commission. St. Paul: Minnesota Racing Commission. (SF324.35.M6 M56)

Arts, Waltraud A. The Authority of the Minnesota Legislature to Authorize Gaming Operated by the State. Madison, WI: Quarles & Brady, LLP, 2005. (KFM5785.A78 2005)

Biggerstaff, Andrew. Online Gambling: Federal Law. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2013.

Casino City's North American Gaming Almanac. Newton, MA: Casino City Press. (Reference GV1301.C37) (This report contains market overviews by country, state, and province or territory, revenue charts and tables by gaming activity, gaming property facility and amenity profiles.)

Charitable Gambling Impact Study : A Brief Review of the Fiscal Impact of a Statewide Smoking Ban on Lawful Gambling. Roseville, MN : Minnesota Gambling Control Board, 2008. (HV6721.M6 C43 2008)

Charitable Gambling in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2010.

The Economic Impact of Indian Gaming in Minnesota. Bemidji, MN: Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, 2016. (E78.M7 E46 2016)

Evans, William N. The Social and Economic Impact of Native American Casinos. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2002. (E98.G18 E93 2002)

Financial Summary for Licensed Lawful Gambling Organizations. Roseville, MN : State of Minnesota, Gambling Control Board. (HV6721.M6 F565)

Gambling in Minnesota: An Overview. St. Paul: Minnesota State Lottery, 2013.

Gambling Taxes. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department.

Governor's Report on Compulsive Gambling. St. Paul: Office of the Governor. (RC569.5 G35 G69)

Grinols, Earl. Gambling in America: Costs and Benefits. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. (HV6715.G76 2004)

Gambling Regulation and Oversight. St. Paul: Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, Program Evaluation Division, 2005. (HV6721.M6 J86 2005)

Hansen, Alicia. Lotteries and State Fiscal Policy (Tax Foundation Background Paper). (HG6126 .H36 2004)

Indian Gambling in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2008.

Lawful (Charitable) Gambling in Minnesota:Issues Facing the Industry. Roseville, MN: Minnesota Gambling Control Board, 2009. (HV6721.M6 L393 2009)

Lawful Gambling Manual. Roseville, MN: Minnesota Gambling Control Board. (KFM5785.Z9 L39)

Lottery Organization Task Force. Lottery Organizational Task Force Report. St. Paul: The Task Force, 2005. (HG6133.M6 L69 2005)

McCormack, Patrick J. Charitable Gambling in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2010. (HV6721.M6 M33 2010)

Meister, Alan. Indian Gaming Industry Report. Newton, MA: Casino City Press, 2014. (E98.G18 M45 2014)

Minnesota Live. (A proposal to renovate Block E (Hennepin and First Avenues between Sixth and Seventh Streets) in downtown Minneapolis. The centerpiece would be a state-owned and operated casino.) Minnesota: HV6711 .M55 2011.

Minnesota State Lottery. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2006.

Minnesota State Lottery. St. Paul: Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, Program Evaluation Division, 2004. (HG6133.M6Y86 2004)

Minnesota State Lottery July 1, 2004, through December 31, 2005. St. Paul: Financial Audit Division, Office of the Legislative Auditor, State of Minnesota, 2006. (HJ9865 .A27 no. 06-25)

Minnesota State Lottery Overview. Roseville, Minn. : Minnesota State Lottery, 2013.

Runge, C. Ford. The Workforce Economic Benefits of Minnesota Indian Gaming Association Member Tribes' Casino-Resorts. Minnesota : Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, 2007. (E78.M7 R86 2007)

Social and Economic Costs of Gambling: A Report to the 2008 Minnesota Legislature. St. Paul: Minnesota Dept. of Human Services, 2007. (HV6721.M6 S63 2007)

Stinchfield, Randy. Evaluation of State-Supported Pathological Gambling Treatment in Minnesota. Minnesota: 2008. (RC569.5.G35 S754 2008)

Texas Hold'em. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2008.

Williams, John. Charitable Gambling in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2005 (HV6721.M6 W55 2005)

Williams, John. Gambling in Minnesota: A Short History. St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research Department, 2005. (KFM5785.Z9 W54 2005)

Regulatory Statutes and Criminal Statutes (Department of Public Safety)

Links to the World: Gambling includes links to information about gambling and to groups monitoring gambling issues

Minnesota House Research Department Gambling Publications

Minnesota Indian Gaming Association

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Gaming Compacts

For historical information, check the following codes in the Newspaper Clipping Files and the Vertical Files:

G2 (Gambling), G2.4 (Gambling Charitable), G2.1 (Gambling Compulsive), G2.3 (Gambling Indian), G2.6 (Gambling Lottery), G2.10 (Gambling Pari-mutuel Betting),G 2.18 (Gambling Video Gambling/Slot Machines), M68 (Gambling Control Board), R10.8 (Racing Canterbury Park)

For additional reports at the Legislative Library, use these Library catalog searches: Gambling; Gambling (Minnesota); Indian Gaming (Minnesota); Lotteries; Lotteries (Minnesota); Compulsive Gamblers; Charitable Gambling.

Periodicals in the Librarys collection:

Gaming News, La Fleur's Magazine, Link (Minnesota State Lottery)

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