(KNSI) – A long-debated sports betting bill once again failed to cash in the state legislature.

Having failed to advance out of the Committee on State and Local Government, the odds aren’t looking good for Senate File 757. The bill would tax sportsbooks at just over 20%, which would be split among charities, tribes, horse tracks, and youth sports leagues. It would also fund services that help rein in compulsive gambling.

The vote ended 6-6, short of what is needed to advance it in the legislature. A second option that would devote more resources to gambling hotlines was also floated, but that proved to be an even greater long shot.

Minnesota is one of the only states in the Midwest that does not allow legalized sports betting within its borders. In Wisconsin, a bettor must do so in person at a tribal casino. Minnesota’s bill would have enabled mobile gambling, where popular sites like Fanduel, Draft Kings, and BetMGM would partner with tribes to let single bets, parlays, or round robin wagers to be done on a cell phone from home.

Thirty-eight states have okayed sports betting.

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