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Sweepstakes laws in Minnesota

No sweepstakes-casino statute found; in November 2025 the Attorney General told 14 online gambling sites, including social sweepstakes casinos, to stop serving Minnesota. SF 4474 was not enacted.

Disclosure: this site's publisher, Luck Incorporated LLC, operates Chance Infinite, one of the apps in these databases. Its entry is built from its own documents under the same rules as every other entry. This is reference information, not legal advice; official rules and statutes control.

Last verified October 3, 2026. On October 16, 2026 an automated check re-opened 15 of its 15 sources and found no change. Every line below cites a document; numbers in brackets point to the source list.

Status
Regulator or attorney-general action
Enforcement actions on record
2
Ranked free apps open to residents
6 of 6
Sweepstakes-casino brands and Minnesota
0 exclude it, 0 limit it, of 18 tracked

Bills

  • SF 4474 (94th Legislature, 2026 session): passed the Senate 62 to 3 on April 30, 2026; referred to the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee on May 4, 2026; no later action listed; not enacted. [S1]
    What the bill does

    Would add Minnesota Statutes section 325F.756 prohibiting any person or entity from operating, conducting or promoting an online sweepstakes game in Minnesota, defined as an internet or mobile game, contest or promotion that uses a dual-currency system of payment exchangeable for a prize, cash or cash equivalent (or a chance at one) and simulates casino-style or another form of gambling. Applicants, licensed entities, financial institutions, payment processors, geolocation providers, gaming content suppliers, platform providers and media affiliates would be barred from supporting or promoting such games. The commissioner of public safety would enforce it with the penalties in section 325F.755, subdivision 7.

  • HF 4410 (94th Legislature, 2026 session): committee report adopted and re-referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy on April 7, 2026; no later action listed; not enacted. House companion to SF 4474, described on its status page as online sweepstakes games prohibited. [S3]
  • SF 4365 (94th Legislature, 2026 session), omnibus commerce bill: online sweepstakes section added in the 1st engrossment and absent from the 2nd engrossment; bill indefinitely postponed April 28, 2026 when the Senate substituted HF 4188. [S5]
    What the bill does

    The 1st engrossment (Commerce committee report of April 20, 2026) carried a proposed section 325F.756 on online sweepstakes with the same definitions as SF 4474. The 2nd engrossment (Finance committee report of April 27, 2026) does not contain it (S6). HF 4188, enacted as Laws 2026, chapter 124, contains no sweepstakes text (see notes). Status per the SF 4365 status page (S4).

Enforcement

  • 2025-06-xx, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division: letters (described in the Attorney General's November 5, 2025 release; not published) against the same 14 sites. Status: issued. [S13]
    What the record says

    Per the Attorney General's release, the division sent letters to the same 14 sites in June 2025 “to alert them to potential criminal-law violations that arise with online gambling, particularly with social sweepstakes casinos”, asking them to stop operating or change their business practices; the release says the sites had not done so. We did not find the June letters published.

  • November 5, 2025, Minnesota Attorney General: letters directing the recipients to stop offering their sites in Minnesota against 14 operators named in the release: VG LuckyLand; Zula Casino; Fortune Coins; BetAnySports; BetUs; XBet; BetNow; BetWhale; EveryGame Sportsbook; BetOnline; Slotsandcasino; Bovada; MyBookie.com; Sportsbetting.com. The release says the recipients include social sweepstakes casinos and undisguised gambling websites but does not label each one.. Status: issued. [S13]
    What the record says

    The Attorney General's release says the letters direct the operators to stop offering online gambling in Minnesota “because they may violate Minnesota consumer-protection laws that prohibit deceptive, fraudulent, unfair or unconscionable practices.” The published example letter to social sweepstakes casinos, dated November 5, 2025, says it “serves as a notice to immediately stop offering such sites to Minnesota residents”, describes the Attorney General's authority to sue for injunctive relief, restitution and civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, and asks the recipient to confirm in writing by December 1, 2025 that it will comply (S14). We found no published follow-up in the sources checked on 2026-10-03.

Rules for any sweepstakes in Minnesota

  • Lottery definition and in-package promotions (Minn. Stat. section 609.75, subdivision 1): [S9]
    What the rule requires

    A lottery is “a plan which provides for the distribution of money, property or other reward or benefit to persons selected by chance from among participants some or all of whom have given a consideration for the chance of being selected.” An in-package chance promotion is not a lottery if, among other conditions, participation is available free and without purchase, the scheduled end date is stated, odds are not misrepresented and prizes are awarded randomly.

  • Prize notices when payment is requested (Minn. Stat. section 325F.755, subdivision 2): A sponsor may not require a person in Minnesota to pay money as a condition of receiving or competing for a prize unless the person first receives a written prize notice stating the sponsor's true name and address, the retail value of each prize, the odds of receiving each prize, any fees or charges, restrictions and eligibility limits. [S10]

Free sweepstakes apps open to Minnesota residents

Our ranked apps, by what each one's own official rules say about Minnesota. Chance Infinite is operated by this site's publisher.

AppOur rankMinnesota
Chance Infinite1, 81/100Open
Coinnect2, 71/100Open
Prizes by GAMEE3 (tied), 54/100Open
Winsome Rewards3 (tied), 54/100Open
PCH+5, 51/100Open (app listed unavailable)
PCH Lotto6, 48/100Open (app listed unavailable)

Sweepstakes casinos and Minnesota

What the 18 sweepstakes-casino brands in our database say about Minnesota in their own documents. These lists give no grade; some of these brands pay SweepstakeReport a commission through the links on their fact sheets. We do not judge whether any brand may operate in Minnesota, and documents change often.

187 sweepstakes casinos' own terms do not exclude Minnesota: see the casino list for Minnesota.

Regulator

Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division

Notes

Read the 5 research notes
  • SF 4474's status page records committee reports on March 25, April 7, April 9 and April 27, 2026, Senate passage 62 to 3 on April 30, 2026, and House referral on May 4, 2026, with no later action (S2). HF 4410's last House action is the April 7, 2026 committee report and re-referral (S3).
  • The revisor's keyword search of 2025-2026 bills for sweepstakes and for dual-currency returned only SF 4474, HF 4410 and SF 4365: the Senate-side search lists SF 4365 and SF 4474 (S7) and the House-side search lists HF 4410 and SF 4474 (S15).
  • Not enacted: none of the 2025 regular session laws (chapters 1 to 39), the 2025 First Special Session laws (chapters 1 to 15) or the 2026 session laws (chapters 40 to 131) contains the words sweepstake, dual-currency or online sweepstakes, checked 2026-10-03 (S8, S12). Laws 2026, chapter 124 (HF 4188) contains no occurrence of sweep (S8).
  • Private litigation, not a state action: a proposed class action filed July 23, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (No. 0:26-cv-03396) against ARB Gaming, LLC, d/b/a Modo.us alleges that Modo's casino-style games are gambling prohibited by Minnesota law. The allegations are unproven and the case is pending; the complaint is the only filing we opened (S11).
  • Timeline check: our crackdown timeline lists Minnesota among states where bills failed or died; the bill records agree that SF 4474 passed the Senate and was not enacted (S2, S8). The timeline does not mention the Attorney General's November 5, 2025 letters or the division's June 2025 letters (S13).

What we could not establish

  • We found no Minnesota Attorney General lawsuit, settlement or order against a sweepstakes-casino operator after the November 5, 2025 letters in the sources checked on 2026-10-03. The division's June 2025 letters are described only in the Attorney General's release (S13), and we found no published response from the recipients.
  • We did not open House or Senate journals to confirm that no floor vote occurred in the House; the bill status pages list none.

Common questions

Does Minnesota have a law on online sweepstakes casinos?

We found no statute in Minnesota that names online sweepstakes casinos in the sources we checked, last verified October 3, 2026. Status on this page: regulator or attorney-general action.

Which ranked free sweepstakes apps accept Minnesota residents?

Per their own official rules, Chance Infinite, Coinnect, Prizes by GAMEE, Winsome Rewards, PCH+ and PCH Lotto accept residents of Minnesota. Chance Infinite is operated by the publisher of this site.

Do sweepstakes casinos accept players in Minnesota?

Of the 18 sweepstakes casino brands in our database, 0 exclude Minnesota and 0 limit it in their own documents, last verified October 3, 2026. Documents change often, so read the current terms first.

Sources

  1. S1 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, S.F. No. 4474, 1st Engrossment, retrieved October 3, 2026
  2. S2 Minnesota Legislature, SF 4474 Status in the Senate, 94th Legislature, retrieved October 3, 2026
  3. S3 Minnesota Legislature, HF 4410 Status in the House, 94th Legislature, retrieved October 3, 2026
  4. S4 Minnesota Legislature, SF 4365 Status in the Senate, 94th Legislature, retrieved October 3, 2026
  5. S5 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, S.F. No. 4365, 1st Engrossment, retrieved October 3, 2026
  6. S6 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, S.F. No. 4365, 2nd Engrossment, retrieved October 3, 2026
  7. S7 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, Bill search results: sweepstakes, 94th Legislature (2025-2026), retrieved October 3, 2026
  8. S8 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026 Session Laws index and chapters, retrieved October 3, 2026
  9. S9 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, Minn. Stat. 609.75 Gambling; definitions, retrieved October 3, 2026
  10. S10 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, Minn. Stat. 325F.755 Prize notices and solicitations, retrieved October 3, 2026
  11. S11 U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (via CourtListener), Class Action Complaint, No. 0:26-cv-03396 (D. Minn., filed July 23, 2026), RECAP copy, retrieved October 3, 2026
  12. S12 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2025 Session Laws index and chapters (regular and First Special Session), retrieved October 3, 2026
  13. S13 Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Attorney General Ellison directs illegal gambling websites to stop offering services in Minnesota (November 5, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  14. S14 Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Example letter: Illegal Social Sweepstakes Casino Websites in Minnesota (November 5, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
  15. S15 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, Bill search results (House): sweepstakes, 94th Legislature (2025-2026), retrieved October 3, 2026

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