STATE TRACKER · MN

Sweepstakes casinos in Minnesota

Current status

No tracked explicit prohibition

We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization.

Last review: June 11, 2026
Authority: Minn. Stat. § 609.75 subds. 1-2

There is no tracked prohibition here to act on. An operator's own terms still decide whether it will register you, and some exclude states that have taken no action at all, so read the terms we link on each review page. See the operators we track

Sweeps Coins (SC) redemption: No tracked prohibition
Gold Coin (GC) free play: Yes
Minimum age: 18+

That is Minnesota's statutory floor. An operator's own terms can set a higher number, and the one that binds you is whichever is higher. Bonus Bandit is written for readers 21 and older. How we handle age

What is specific to Minnesota

The Minnesota classification is tied to the state record and source trail shown below.

The classification record cites Minn. Stat. § 609.75 subds. 1-2 (lottery, bet defined); § 609.755 (gambling acts, misdemeanor); § 609.76 (conducting a lottery, gross misdemeanor).
114 tracked operators currently report accepting Minnesota players.
The state record was last reviewed on 2026-06-11T22:10:17.644142+00:00.

This is information, not legal advice. Rules and thresholds change. Confirm the current position with the operator and your state attorney general, or consult a lawyer.

PRIMARY-SOURCE BRIEF

Minnesota has enacted gambling tests and a separate sweepstakes proposal

Minnesota's enacted statutes define a lottery as a chance-based distribution of money, property, or reward where participants give consideration. They separately define bets, gambling devices, and video games of chance. Sections 609.755 and 609.76 criminalize specified lottery and gambling conduct. Section 609.75 contains a narrow free-entry exception for certain in-package chance promotions. No enacted Minnesota statute reviewed creates a general internet sweepstakes-casino safe harbor.

The official 2026 status page for SF4474 labels the bill Online sweepstakes games prohibited. The Senate passed it 62-3 on April 30, 2026. The House page records receipt, first reading, and referral on May 4, with no enactment shown. Its proposed dual-currency definition and operator, affiliate, and promotion restrictions therefore remain a proposal, not current law. Under the enacted statutes, purchased Gold Coins, free Sweepstakes Coins, AMOE, prizes, redemption, and whether chance predominates could change the characterization. The in-package exception does not answer a product with separate redeemable currency.

Enforcement search: No Minnesota Attorney General, regulator, or court action naming an internet dual-currency sweepstakes operator was located in the official statutes and bill-status pages reviewed. This negative finding is limited to those sources and is not evidence that no action exists.
Question still open: Whether SF4474 will advance or be enacted, and how Minnesota authorities would apply existing consideration, chance, prize, and device definitions to a specific online product with AMOE and dual currencies, remains unresolved.

Official sources checked for Minnesota

Sources rechecked 2026-08-23. Next scheduled review 2026-11-23. This brief explains the record; it does not replace advice about a specific product or situation.

What the law says

Under existing law, making a bet or selling/transferring a chance to participate in a lottery is a misdemeanor (§ 609.755); conducting a lottery or maintaining a gambling place carries up to 364 days and/or a $3,000 fine (§ 609.76 subd. 1); sports bookmaking is a felony (§ 609.76 subd. 2). No sweepstakes-specific penalties exist.

Operators and Minnesota

114 operators we track accept Minnesota players, per their own published terms (we link the terms we reviewed on each review page):

How this classification was reached

Show the record, the citation and the method

What this classification rests on

A status word is a summary, so here is the record underneath it for Minnesota. Where our database holds nothing, the row says Not recorded rather than leaving the gap for you to misread.

Source date: Not recorded
Last human review: June 11, 2026
Effective date: Not recorded
Basis of classification: statutory

Source date is the most recent legal event we track for this state. Basis is derived from those events, from the cited authority where we have one, and from operator-reported exits only when nothing else is on record. Missing rows are gaps in our records, not findings about the law. Research, not legal advice.

Citation as stored

Minn. Stat. § 609.75 subds. 1-2 (lottery, bet defined); § 609.755 (gambling acts, misdemeanor); § 609.76 (conducting a lottery, gross misdemeanor).

The status hero shows the short form of this reference. This is the complete string as our database holds it, unedited.

Method

How a state gets a classification, what counts as a primary source, and how often each group is re-checked: our methodology. Corrections go to Noah Rafkin, and every tracked change lands in the changelog.

Minnesota questions

Are sweepstakes casinos legal in Minnesota?

We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization. Authority: Minn. Stat. § 609.75 subds. 1-2 (lottery, bet defined); § 609.755 (gambling acts, misdemeanor); § 609.76 (conducting a lottery, gross misdemeanor).

Does Minnesota's free-entry promotion exception make a dual-currency site lawful?

Not automatically. The exception is tied to specified in-package promotion conditions and no-purchase entry. It is not a determination about a remote platform that sells one currency, awards another, and offers redemption. Product mechanics require separate review.

What is the dual-currency model?

Sweepstakes casinos run on two currencies: free Gold Coin (GC) entertainment play with no prize redemption, and a Sweeps Coin (SC) side that can be redeemed for cash prizes. We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization.

Which operators accept Minnesota players?

114 operators we track accept Minnesota players, per their own published terms (we link the terms we reviewed on each review page). Trust Score leaderboard →

This page is research, not legal advice. Statuses are reviewed against primary sources and re-checked as legislation moves; if you spot a change we've missed, email noah.rafkin@bonusbandit.win. Always confirm with the operator and your state attorney general before depositing. Laws change quickly in this space. Last verified June 11, 2026.