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Advocates urge conference committee to include sweepstakes‑casino ban in omnibus bill
Summary
A volunteer from Citizens Against Gambling Expansion urged the committee to include language from senate file 4474 to ban online sweepstakes casinos, citing national enforcement actions and bipartisan state legislation in other states.
Annette Meeks, speaking for Citizens Against Gambling Expansion, asked the committee to include language from senate file 4474 to ban sweepstakes casinos in Minnesota. Meeks said these online platforms operate in a gray market, heavily market to consumers (including minors, she said), and have been targeted by other states through cease‑and‑desist letters or legislation.
Meeks noted a bipartisan, wide vote in the senate on the sweepstakes language and urged the committee to add the provision to the commerce omnibus report to protect consumers and limit predatory online operations.
The transcript records no committee objection and no formal action on the provision in this meeting.
