St. Paul, MN – State Representative Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) issued the following statement after today’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that ends a decades long ban on sports gambling:
“I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision today to bring sports gambling into the 21st century. For too long, Minnesotans wanting to engage in sports gambling have had to rely on an unregulated and unsafe black market. That’s why it is imperative that we move as quickly as possible to ensure a fair and transparent sports gambling infrastructure is in place in Minnesota. Over the last 6 months, I've worked with interested parties to allow for safe, fair and legalized sports gambling in our state. I will continue this work of finding a resolution as soon as possible.”
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