If it becomes legal, sport book operators would join a maturing service industry that since 2018 has generated $22 billion of gross revenue on more than $265 billion in wages made nationwide. Sports betting legislation failed to pass this year, but Minnesota legislators are expected to consider it again in the 2024 session.
Croix is the first location for IGT's PeakBar Top machines, which have betting, poker and slot games all in one. Croix Casinos in Turtle Lake and Danbury in Wisconsin. This past summer, IGT became the new provider of sports betting systems at St. 'It's something we talk to operators in Minnesota about when we see them, either if somebody goes up to Minnesota to see what's happening locally, or casino operators that travel to Las Vegas and we see them at industry conferences,' said Joe Asher, IGT's president of sports betting.Īs the industry consolidates, IGT has been adding steadily to its list of locations for its sports betting kiosks, particularly in the Upper Midwest. So are the companies providing the backbone of the operations such as International Game Technology, or IGT, a London-based company behind lottery and casino gaming machines. Legalized sports betting in Minnesota could potentially generate millions for casinos in the state.īut the casinos aren't the only ones waiting for the Legislature to take it up again this spring.
