Minnesota has a long history with the Native American Tribes, which is where all of the casino gambling in the state comes from.

There are over 20 tribal casinos in MN, offering a range of electronic gaming machines and pari-mutuel betting.

Apart from wagering at casinos and racetracks, Minnesota residents are also able to play the lottery and bingo.

In our guide below, we'll examine every option of gambling available in the Gopher State.

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We'll also look at the current laws regulating the industry, and the future of casinos in Minnesota.

Online Casinos in Minnesota

Minnesota has not legalized any forms of online gambling in the state just yet.

It does not look like it's going to be legal to play at an online casino any time soon, as Minnesota tends to have a more traditional look on gambling.

If you're caught playing on an online casino, the biggest consequence you'll face is a 'misdemeanor.' This has no real penalties attached.

So far, no one in Minnesota has gotten into any legal trouble for gambling online.

The state could potentially legalize Daily Fantasy Sports in the near future, which would be the sole online gambling option.

Land-Based Casinos in Minnesota

All Minnesota casinos are located on Indian reservations and under a compact reached with the state the only table games permitted are card games such as blackjack and poker.

Additionally, the only kind of slot machines allowed at casinos in Minnesota is the electronic video variety.

Therefore, you will not find any mechanical slots that have traditional reels - only video screens.

Optional games include: poker, Caribbean stud poker, pai gow poker, three-card poker, ultimate Texas hold’em, Mississippi stud, let it ride, and bingo.

There are no casinos in Minneapolis. However, there are two casinos near Minneapolis. About 25 miles southwest is Mystic Lake Casino, which is also the largest casino in Minnesota.

The other is the Little Six Casino, which is affiliated with Mystic Lake and is within a one-mile drive from that casino.

Types of Casino in Minnesota

Indian Casinos

Every casino facility in MN is operated by a Native American Tribe.

According to the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes, the minimum and maximum payouts for casinos in Minnesota are regulated as follows:

• video poker and video blackjack - 83% to 98%
• slot machines - 80% to 95%
• keno - 75% to 95%

Each tribe is free to set its machines to pay back anywhere within those limits and the tribes do not release any information regarding their slot machine percentage paybacks.

This means that there is no way to tell which MN casino payouts are the best.

Unlike the casinos in Minnesota, in many U.S. states, the slot machine payback statistics for that particular state’s casinos are released as a matter of public record. Just clickhere to see a list of slot machine payback statistics for all U.S. casinos.

Pari-Mutuel Wagering

Betting on horses was legalized in the 1980s after the state spent decades going back and forth trying to pass a bill for it.

Pari-mutuel betting is permitted at two horse racetracks in MN; Canterbury Park and Running Aces.

Off-track betting is illegal in MN, as well as dog racing.

List Of Land-based Casinos In Minnesota

Click on any of the following casinos below to learn more about the facility.

Black Bear Casino & Hotel

• 1785 MN-210, Carlton, MN 55718
• 1 218-878-2327
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Poker, Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold 'em, and Bingo

Canterbury Park

• 1100 Canterbury Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379
• 1 952-445-7223
• Games: Blackjack, Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Let it Ride, Mississippi Stud, and Four Card Poker

Fond-du-Luth Casino

• 129 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802
• 1 218-720-5100
• Games: Only Blackjack and Slots

Fortune Bay Resort Casino

• 1430 Bois Forte Rd, Tower, MN 55790
• 1 218-753-6400
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold 'em

Grand Casino Hinckley

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• 777 Lady Luck Dr, Hinckley, MN 55037
• 1 320-384-7771
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Poker, and Bingo

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

• 777 Grand Ave, Onamia, MN 56359
• 1 320-532-7777
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Poker, and Bingo

Grand Portage Lodge & Casino

• 70 Casino Dr, Grand Portage, MN 55605
• 1 218-475-2401
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Bingo

Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel

• 39375 County Rd 24, Morton, MN 56270
• 1 800-946-2274
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold 'em, Bingo

Little Six Casino

• 2450 Sioux Trail NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372
• 1 952-403-5525
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

• 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372
• 1 800-262-7799
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, and Bingo

Northern Lights Casino & Hotel

• 6800 Y Frontage Rd NW, Walker, MN 56484,
• 1 844-554-2646
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, and Poker

Palace Casino Hotel

• 6268 Upper Cass Frontage Rd NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633
• 1 218-335-7000
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold 'em, and Bingo

Prairies Edge Casino Resort

• 5616 Prairies Edge Ln, Granite Falls, MN 56241
• 1 320-564-2121
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack

Running Aces

• 15201 Running Aces Blvd, Columbus, MN 55025
• 1 651-925-4600
• Games: Blackjack, Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Three-Card Poker, Let It Ride. No gaming machines

Seven Clans Casino Red Lake

• 10200 MN-89, Red Lake, MN 56671
• 1 888-679-2501
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack

Seven Clans Casino Thief River Falls

• 20595 Center St E, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
• 1 800-881-0712
• Games: Video Slots, Video Keno, Blackjack

Seven Clans Casino Warroad

• 34966 605th Ave, Warroad, MN 56763
• 1 218-386-3381
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, and Poker

Shooting Star Casino - Bagley

• 13325 340th Street, Bagley, MN 56621
• 1 800-453-7827
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker

Shooting Star Casino Hotel - Mahnomen

• 777 S Casino Rd, Mahnomen, MN 56557
• 1 218-935-2701
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Poker, and Bingo

Treasure Island Resort Casino

• 5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd, Welch, MN 55089
• 1 800-222-7077
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, and Bingo

White Oak Casino

• 45830 US-2, Deer River, MN 56636
• 1 218-246-9600
• Games: Video Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, and Blackjack

Minnesota Land-Based Casinos Map

Lady luck isn't the only thing guests will need to enter Mystic Lake Casino when it reopens Tuesday.

They will have their temperature taken and need to wear a face mask. And the numbers allowed inside Mystic Lake, one of the three largest casinos in the state, will be kept to about half the normal capacity.

As sovereign nations, the Indian tribes that operate Minnesota casinos get to set their own timelines and rules for reopening, unlike restaurants and bars that must follow the state's orders limiting them to patio dining when they reopen June 1.

But many tribes nevertheless are using state and federal health recommendations to guide their own decisions. And Mystic Lake, which is among the first of a number of nonessential businesses opening up again, is putting some of the strictest safeguards in place.

Besides mandated temperature-taking and mask-wearing, the casino will enforce social distancing, install plexiglass shields and ramp up sanitization of surfaces to protect employees and guests from the transmission of COVID-19.

Anyone exhibiting signs of illness will have to leave. Casino employees will have their own health closely monitored.

'We believe that it is up to us to build the confidence and trust of our guests and our teams,' said Angela Heikes, president and chief executive of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Gaming Enterprise.

'We are in a new place and a new time. We'll be dealing with COVID for a very long time.'

Capacity on the gaming floor will be monitored to enable social distancing. Only every other slot machine will be used and the number of spots at table games and bars will be cut in half. No more than three people will be allowed at a blackjack table.

The buffet and sit-down restaurants will remain closed, with dining options limited to prepackaged items. The hotel will reopen in phases as demand dictates, but many amenities like the spa and pool won't be open.

SMSC Chairman Keith Anderson said the tribe, which already has reopened its golf course and ice rinks, is confident that Mystic Lake also can do so safely.

Other casinos will soon follow. Treasure Island near Red Wing will reopen June 1, operating from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. the next day. Guests and staffers will have to wear face masks, and smoking won't be permitted at table games. Guests who display symptoms may be examined by health professionals, including a temperature check.

Treasure Island will resume its normal 24-hour schedule on June 5, with the hotel reopening at about one-third capacity and the casino restaurant, TradeWinds, offering individually packaged food and featured items but not the traditional buffet.

Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley soon will reopen, though no date has been announced. The two casinos also will require guests to wear masks.

Taking precautions

Minnesota's Indian-run casinos closed in March, soon after Gov. Tim Walz ordered that bars temporarily close and restaurants shut down their dine-in service in an effort to control the spread of the highly contagious virus.

Prairie's Edge Casino Resort, which is about three hours west of the Twin Cities in Granite Falls, reopened May 18.

'We're more rural and had only three COVID cases that popped up a month ago and have had nothing since, so we felt comfortable reopening,' said Eric Preuss, a casino spokesman.

With the need for social distancing, only about half the casino's 1,100 slot machines will be used, with plexiglass shields installed between them as a precaution. Gaming tables remain closed but some of the video roulette and blackjack machines are open, Preuss said.

The restaurant is open at reduced capacity and the hotel is operating at 70% because increased cleaning protocols require more time by the housekeepers.

Guests have their temperatures taken via a scan. On the first day Prairie's Edge reopened, wearing a mask was recommended for guests; now it's required.

'When we first opened, only 10% to 15% were wearing them,' Preuss said. 'We thought that was too low of a number. We looked at what other places required. Menards is requiring masks and it doesn't seem to be affecting their business.'

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Critics and advocates of masks registered their opinions on the Prairie's Edge Facebook page.

'Some say it shouldn't be forced on people. Others say it's needed to keep people safe,' Preuss said. 'If they don't want to wear a mask, they can go home.'

It doesn't seem to be deterring many, however, with guests traveling from as far away as Iowa and the Wisconsin Dells area. There's no line of people waiting to get in, but many of the regulars are returning, Preuss said.

The looming threat of COVID-19 likely will keep some away, he said.

'But honestly, I've seen folks with oxygen tanks on our floor,' Preuss said. 'I suppose they figure they would rather live their lives and get out of the house.'

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