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Minnesota Legislation May Expand Gaming at Racinos, Allow Simulcasting at Tribal Casinos
Legislation in Minnesota may pave the way for Canterbury Park in Shakopee and Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus to expand table game offerings and provide simulcasting of horse races at the state’s tribal casinos, reported the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.  Minnesota Gaming3/20/2013
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$56.5 million spent on lobbying in 2012
(Minnesota) -- Business, labor, sports and other groups spent about $54 million on lobbying at the state Capitol in 2012, according to data released Wednesday, March 20...
3/11/2013
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MIGA: Gambling Proposal Abound in 2013 Legislature
(Minnesota) -- As expected, there is no shortage of gambling expansion proposals awaiting consideration by the 2013 Minnesota Legislature.
2/28/2013
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Racino Bill is Re-Born; Could Help Fund Stadium
(Minnesota) -- It has been defeated before but a racino bill is back. Some believe, it may help pay for the new Vikings stadium now that electronic pull tabs are not...
2/19/2013
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Rollout of high-tech bingo games is delayed
(Minnesota) -- Minnesotans waiting for the rollout of electronic bingo games at bars and restaurants will need to wait at least another month as the Minnesota Gambling...
2/18/2013
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Paper pulltabs prove a tough bet to beat in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- It's Friday night at the bustling VFW in Crystal, and the beer and conversation are flowing. So are sales of paper pulltabs, card-sized games of...
2/7/2013
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E-pulltabs could be in FF in two weeks
(Minnesota) -- Those who’ve been waiting for the new electronic pull tabs to come to Fergus Falls might finally get their wish in a couple weeks.
12/17/2012
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Electronic gambling approved for Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
(Minnesota) -- The Metropolitan Airport Commission has approved offering electronic pulltabs at several locations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
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More adopt e-pull tabs; charitable gambling funds to fix up Cold Spring ballpark
(Minnesota) -- In Cold Spring, you soon may be able to fill up your tank, grab a coffee and make a donation to fix up the baseball field via charitable gambling.
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Regulators approve new e-pulltab vendor
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota gambling regulators have approved a new vendor for the electronic gambling games that are being counted on to help pay the state's share of...
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Regulators may approve new e-pulltab vendors
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota gambling regulators are meeting to consider new makers and distributors of the electronic gambling games that are being counted upon to help pay...
12/14/2012
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Casinos influencing Indian culture — in a good way
(Minnesota) -- Sharon Schmickle and I began this project with a Big Question: Have casinos improved the lives of those living on Minnesota’s Indian reservations?
12/13/2012
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Casino profits give tribal governments a surge of confidence
(Minnesota) -- This piece was a struggle. Our first worry was for you, the reader. You could expect to be engaged in our earlier questions of whether casino profits have...
12/9/2012
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Has casino money improved lives on Minnesota’s Indian reservations?
(Minnesota) -- Forget Cinderella! Minnesota has a different rags-to-riches story, a legend that took hold 20 years ago when Indians opened the state’s first...
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MinnPost launches series on Indian gaming
(Minnesota) -- About 18 months ago, I was talking with Steve Date about a series of video reports he was working on for MinnPost. Steve, a full-time Minneapolis school...
11/25/2012
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Rochester City Council considers doubling gambling fee
(Minnesota) -- The Rochester City Council on Monday will discuss whether to double an auditing fee it charges charitable gambling organizations.
11/21/2012
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Hopkins Gets First Electronic Gambling Request
(Minnesota) -- The Hopkins Youth Hockey Association has become the first organization to formally ask the city to allow electronic gambling devices that the Legislature...
11/16/2012
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Charitable gambling heats up
(Minnesota) -- Minnesotans plunked down more than a billion dollars for charitable gambling during the last fiscal year, according to the annual report released this...
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Minnesota charities hope for more electronic gambling options
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota gambling managers are in Duluth this week for their annual convention, and they’re watching to see if some additional video pull-tab games...
11/15/2012
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Lawsuit pits horse tracks over agreement on purses
(Minnesota) -- The operator of Running Aces Harness Park has filed a civil suit against Canterbury Park and its horsemen, claiming their decision to stop pursuing racino...
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Vote delayed on e-gaming at Running Aces Harness Park
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Racing Commission will wait another month before it decides whether to allow electronic gaming at Running Aces Harness Park.
11/9/2012
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Harness track has new plan: Electronic blackjack
(Minnesota) -- Months after its racino hopes foundered in the Legislature, Running Aces Harness Park is back with a new plan to expand gambling at the northern Anoka...
10/13/2012
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Mankato: Electronic pull tabs taking hold
(Minnesota) -- Krista Johnson is doing more than serving beers and other cool drinks to earn her tips at Mully's on Madison these days. She's also an official...
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Bar: Fake inspector took gambling money
(Minnesota) -- It starts like a line out of an old joke: “A man walked into a bar ...” In this case, it was Cheaters Bar, 151 E. Third St., and the man...
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Bogus pulltab inspector robs Winona bar
(Minnesota) -- Winona police are looking for a robber who apparently picks his crime scenes with an eye on word play. They say a man about 45 years old, weighing about...
9/27/2012
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Will video kill the pull-tab games?
(Minnesota) -- There are more than 1,200 active lawful gambling organizations in Minnesota. Depending on your perspective, those organizations were either given an...
9/6/2012
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Minnesota electronic pull-tabs available soon
(Minnesota) -- The electronic games of chance that the Legislature authorized to help pay for construction of a new Vikings stadium could be in the hands of some...
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What's the big attraction of electronic pulltabs?
(Minnesota) -- Having passed most of my math courses while in high school, I'm not much of a gambler, but I admit that occasionally I'll stop at a casino, throw...
6/8/2012
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Local racing industry in line for a revival
(Minnesota) -- There is new optimism about the future of Canterbury Park since the Mdewakanton Sioux -- acting this week after quiet maneuvering by Gov. Mark Dayton'...
6/5/2012
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Blount: Deal is a winner for Canterbury and state
(Minnesota) -- In 1997, former state Sen. Dick Day sponsored a bill that would allow slot machines to be installed at Canterbury Park. Back then, few people were...
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Press Box View: 'Can't beat 'em, join 'em deal' makes sense
(Minnesota) -- "Coke makes deal with Pepsi." That headline would have been only slightly less surprising than this one from Tuesday: "Canterbury Park and tribe cut deal...
5/20/2012
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Minnesota is taking the lead on e-gambling
(Minnesota) -- The Vikings stadium deal is unleashing the biggest expansion of Minnesota charitable gambling in 25 years while ushering in electronic gaming on a scale...
5/16/2012
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Canterbury: Relaxed gaming rules should help business
(Minnesota) -- For the first time in many years, Canterbury Park will begin its racing season Friday evening amidst optimism regarding the future of racing in Minnesota.
5/6/2012
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Signs Bill Expanding Poker At Racetrack Rooms
(Minnesota) -- In a demonstration of bipartisan agreement – and rapid movement of legislation through the appropriate bodies of government – Governor Mark...
5/4/2012
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Dayton signs bill giving racetracks more gambling options
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Friday that allows more gambling tables at state racetracks and opens the gate to simulcast horse racing at tribal casinos.
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Dayton signs off on racetrack-casino bill
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton signed off Friday on a new state law that will unite the state's feuding racetracks and tribal casinos in a new moneymaking venture.
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Gov. Dayton Signs Bill to Expand Casino Gambling, Revive Horse Racing
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton signed legislation Friday that amends laws governing Canterbury Park's card room, Canterbury Park officials said Friday.
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Poker, horse race gambling expansion OK’d
(Minnesota) -- Poker players will be able to find more seats and place bigger bets in horse track card rooms, and Minnesota Indian tribes will get permission to...
5/2/2012
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Dayton Likely To Sign Expanded Gambling Bill
(Minnesota) -- A source in Governor Dayton's office says he is likely to sign a bill that would allow significant new gaming at card casinos at Canterbury Park and...
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Gaming expansion possible in Minnesota casinos
(Minnesota) -- A plan to allow horse tracks to expand card betting and let casinos simulcast horse races is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton. Racetracks and Indian tribes have...
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Minnesota Legislation May Expand Gaming at Racinos, Allow Simulcasting at Tribal Casinos
(Minnesota) -- Legislation in Minnesota may pave the way for Canterbury Park in Shakopee and Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus to expand table game offerings and...
5/1/2012
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Canterbury Park: Bill that expands gambling and would raise purses passes in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- A measure that has the potential to raise purses at Canterbury Park up to 40 percent overwhelmingly passed both houses of the Minnesota legislature on...
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Canterbury/Mystic Lake deal clears Legislature
(Minnesota) -- A bill that would expand gambling at both Canterbury Park and the state's tribal casinos passed the Legislature on Monday, a deal that also puts the...
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Gambling deal puts racino proposals on hold
(Minnesota) -- Racino proposals are likely on hold for the foreseeable future at the Capitol, but an unlikely agreement between horse racetracks and Indian tribes could...
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Horse Racing Bill Goes to Gov. Dayton for Approval
(Minnesota) -- The House passed a bill Monday that would change the horse racing industry in Minnesota, increasing the purses offered to winners at Running Aces Harness...
4/30/2012
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Art of talking gives hope to future of Canterbury
(Minnesota) -- Jeff Hilger had grown tired of fighting. For years, the racehorse breeder from Stillwater had urged the Legislature to allow slot machines at Canterbury...
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Canterbury gambling expansion heads to governor
(Minnesota) -- An historic tribal-racetrack agreement that could raise purses by $2.5 million at Canterbury Park by expanding card-club operations and offering...
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Canterbury Park Could Gain $2.5 Million for Purses if Legislation Passes
(Minnesota) -- In a rare display of cooperation, there is legislation in St. Paul to expand table games offerings at Canterbury Park and provide simulcasting at the...
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Canterbury, tribe reach agreement on gambling expansion
(Minnesota) -- Purses at Canterbury Park could rise by $2.5 million under an historic agreement with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community that would allow...
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Expanded gambling bill awaits vote in Legislature
(Minnesota) -- Officials at Canterbury Park say a bill moving through the Legislature to expand gambling in the state will also help the sport of horse racing.
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Minnesota House expected to vote on gambling bill
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota House is expected to vote Monday on a bill that would expand gambling in Minnesota. The bill, which passed the Minnesota Senate on Saturday...
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Tribal casinos, private horse tracks make legislative deal on enhanced gambling
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota lawmakers gave final approval Monday to late-surfacing legislation that allows more poker tables and higher betting limits at horse racing...
4/28/2012
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Bill enhancing Minn. racetrack betting advances
(Minnesota) -- A bill enhancing gambling at tribal casinos and privately owned horse racing tracks in Minnesota has sprung up and has steamed ahead in the final days of...
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Canterbury, tribe reach agreement on gambling expansion
(Minnesota) -- Canterbury Park has reached a historic agreement with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community on the expansion of poker playing at the horsetrack that...
4/27/2012
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OP/ED: Betting on racinos a bad investment for Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- Gary Larson’s attempt, in his commentary in the News Tribune on April 10, to portray racinos as saviors of race tracks and the equine industry more...
4/14/2012
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Vikings allowed to accept casino advertising
(Minnesota) -- The NFL has lifted its ban on casino advertising for at least the next two years, paving the way for the Minnesota Vikings and other teams to forge new...
4/13/2012
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White Earth proposal still alive in St. Paul Casino plan part of mix
(Minnesota) -- Assistant Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Bill Ingebrigtsen of Alexandria — who now represents most of Otter Tail County — says he would...
4/9/2012
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The case for more Minnesota gambling
(Minnesota) -- If the framers of Minnesota's Constitution could come back to life to see how well lawmakers today are carrying out their wishes, they would probably...
4/5/2012
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Miller backs casino to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Proponents of a new Vikings stadium have found assistance from a new source: Sen. Jeremy Miller. The Winona Republican introduced a bill this week that...
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Senjem: No plans to move forward on racino
(Minnesota) -- A proposal to allow casino-style betting at racetracks, known as racino, got a positive vote last week in committee. But that may be where the progress...
3/31/2012
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Charitable gambling organizations resist Vikings’ stadium bill
(Minnesota) -- Bob Norregaard has his doubts about using electronic gambling games to fund a new Vikings stadium. “I can’t really see where it’s going...
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Minnesota Vikings Stadium Advocates Using Bogus Poll
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings want taxpayers to cover roughly half the cost of a new $975 million stadium near the Metrodome. The Metrodome has been home to the...
3/30/2012
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Racino heads to full Senate vote
(Minnesota) -- What started out as a minor education-related bill Friday morphed into a measure allowing casinos at Minnesota’s two horse-racing tracks.
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Racino reappears, and other end games
(Minnesota) -- The return of a racino proposal, attached to a minor education bill Friday on a bipartisan 10-4 vote in the Senate Finance Committee, shows how...
3/27/2012
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Racinos create jobs
(Minnesota) -- More than 80 percent of Minnesotans are in favor of Racinos. The Racino bill in the Legislature will support higher education, create jobs in construction...
3/25/2012
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Capitol Chatter: White Earth plan little heard, but still around
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota legislators talk little about a White Earth Band casino proposal to increase state revenue, but the band leader says she will continue to push...
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Editorial: A rigged game on the Minnesota Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- More than ever, the billion-dollar Minnesota Vikings stadium competition looks like a rigged game. At the 11th hour, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak showed...
3/23/2012
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Racino bill resurrected: DeKruif will lead
(Minnesota) -- A backroom maneuver has given new life to a racino proposal, after the Senate majority leader’s first version died in committee on Monday. Senate...
3/21/2012
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Racetrack Gaming Bill Fails in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Senate State Government Committee March 19 voted 8-5 against a measure that would have authorized casino-style gambling, including slot...
3/19/2012
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Minn. Senate committee kills racetrack casino plan
(Minnesota) -- A bill to legalize slot machines at Minnesota's two horse tracks failed in a Senate committee this Monday afternoon. The State Government Innovation...
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Minn. Senate committee kills racetrack casino plan
(Minnesota) -- A state Senate committee on Monday voted down legislation to permit casino-style games at Minnesota horse-racing tracks, the latest in a long line of...
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Senate Committee Votes Against Slot Machines at Canterbury Park
(Minnesota) -- Although Sen. Claire Robling (R-Jordan) said in her recent e-newsletter she was hoping for a positive outcome from Monday's senate committee hearing...
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Lawmaker Proposes Racino/Tribal Partnership
(Minnesota) -- A Minnesota state representative has a bill drafted that he thinks could revolutionize the gaming debate in Minnesota. Rep. Tim Kelly, a Republican from...
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Red Wing lawmaker seeks new gaming compact
(Minnesota) -- A Red Wing lawmaker is leading efforts to negotiate a deal between Minnesota's Indian tribes and racino backers. Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing, said he...
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Minn. Senate Committee Kills Racetrack Casino Plan
(Minnesota) -- A state Senate committee has voted down the proposal to permit casino-style games at Minnesota horse-racing tracks.
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Senate’s racino plan stalls after taking a new path on revenue spending
(Minnesota) -- A proposed amendment to an already controversial racino bill upset Monday’s Senate committee hearing, prompting a quick recess but an eventual vote...
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Minnesota Capitol the recipient of $59 million lobbying effort
(Minnesota) -- Businesses, unions and trade groups spent more than $59 million to influence the Minnesota Legislature and state regulatory bodies last year, according to...
3/18/2012
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Racino Hearing Hits Minn. Capitol Monday
(Minnesota) -- Horsing racing, poker and now slot machines? The push to add new gambling options at the Minnesota track is gaining momentum as a hearing looms Monday...
3/17/2012
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Zellers says deadline is least of stadium bill problems, calls gambling money insufficient
(Minnesota) -- House Speaker Kurt Zellers said Friday that blowing past a legislative deadline should not be the main concern for supporters of the Minnesota Vikings...
3/10/2012
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Editorial: E-pulltabs best bet to win stadium OK
(Minnesota) -- An NFL stadium in which a franchise can thrive and a region can take pride comes close to being a basic public amenity in a modern American metropolis.
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Want to bet on pull tabs funding stadium?
(Minnesota) -- Funding stadium construction with pull-tab and bingo revenue may not be a safe bet. A professor who has studied the issue said predicting the impact that...
3/8/2012
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Minnesota's racino legislation is critical to the fate of Hastings thoroughbred farm
(Minnesota) -- For years, Minnesotans and politicians have been debating whether or not to allow racinos in the state. There have been several arguments on both sides of...
3/7/2012
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Public Support Key For MN Racino Push
(Minnesota) -- It has been reported that the public could play a key role in the possibility of expanded racino gaming coming to racetracks in the state of Minnesota.
2/27/2012
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Community notebook: Block E casino plan lives on
(Minnesota) -- Despite the recent reveal of a “Plan B” for the property, Block E owners Alatus are still pursuing the plan to redevelop the site into a state...
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OP/ED: White Earth’s casino plan misguided
(Minnesota) -- The Red Lake Nation and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, along with other member tribes of the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA), are opposed to...
2/16/2012
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Block E Casino: New Poll Finds Minnesotans Support Downtown Minneapolis Casino
(Minnesota) -- A SurveyUSA poll released on Sunday, February 12, found that if legalized gambling were expanded to raise money for a new Vikings stadium, 38% of...
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Law firm with casino deal hosting reception for state gambling czar
(Massachusetts) -- The state's new gambling czar is being feted at a reception tonight hosted by a Boston law firm that just days ago won a lucrative contract from...
2/12/2012
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Gambling A Big Surprise In New KSTP/Survey USA Poll
(Minnesota) -- Minnesotans appear ready to accept an expansion of gambling to help pay for a new Vikings stadium. A new KSTP/Survey USA poll shows 38-percent support a...
2/10/2012
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Block E developer pushes casino plan up north
(Minnesota) -- The developer pushing for a casino in downtown Minneapolis has hit the road. Bob Lux, who often meets reporters in his downtown office or at the Capitol,...
2/9/2012
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Minneapolis casino could block similar plan for Duluth's Canal Park
(Minnesota) -- Developer Bob Lux has been traveling the state, working to drum up support for a proposed casino in the 600 block of Minneapolis’ Hennepin Avenue,...
2/8/2012
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Racino push may wither again
(Minnesota) -- There was little fanfare when not one but two racino bills surfaced in the Minnesota Legislature last week. The perennial proposal to install slot...
2/7/2012
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Rep. Mark Buesgens: Racino is about fair competition, not monopolies
(Minnesota) -- Hometown Source recently published an op-ed by Phil Krinkie, president of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, arguing against competition in Minnesota...
2/3/2012
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MN GOP Says Casino Oversight Is Nonexistent
(Minnesota) -- Several Casinos throughout the state are facing scrutiny at the Capitol, as Minnesota Republicans say they are no longer being audited. When it comes to...
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Tribal gaming dollars go bipartisan
(Minnesota) -- Indian tribes have been a powerful force in Minnesota politics for nearly two decades, bankrolling major political party groups with hundreds of thousands...
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New Racino Bill Could Raise Funds For Stadium, Schools
(Minnesota) -- The idea of a Racino is getting some extra momentum from the Republican leaders in the Minnesota Senate. Canterbury Park in Shakopee already has horse...
2/2/2012
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New Racino Bill Could Raise Funds For Stadium, Schools
(Minnesota) -- The idea of a Racino is getting some extra momentum from the Republican leaders in the Minnesota Senate. Canterbury Park in Shakopee already has horse...
1/30/2012
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Lux discusses possible office conversion of Block E
(Minnesota) -- Bob Lux is working to promote his ideas for a back-up plan should the state not approve a casino plan for the troubled Block E development in downtown...
1/29/2012
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If not a casino, what's Plan B for Minneapolis' Block E?
(Minnesota) -- Ten years after Block E opened with promises to bring crowds to downtown Minneapolis, the storied building has become a ghost town.
1/23/2012
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Block E casino advocates plan to ‘go and do battle’ at the Legislature
(Minnesota) -- Minneapolis real estate developers Bob Lux and Phillip Jaffe know they have their work cut out for them when the 2012 legislative session kicks off on...
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COMMENTARY: Legislature set to open, many seek to level the playing field
(Minnesota) -- You’ve heard the term a hundred times; “we want a ‘level’ playing field.” It’s an old axiom that refers to a flat...
1/22/2012
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Slots get little or no state review
(Minnesota) -- Slot machines and blackjack tables at Minnesota's Indian casinos have been operating with little to no state scrutiny since at least 2008, records...
1/21/2012
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Many issues at the Capitol, but one is especially poignant
(Minnesota) -- State Rep. Susan Allen will be the object of long looks when the Legislature commences this year's business on Tuesday -- and not just because she...
1/19/2012
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OP/ED: Minnesota tribes are about more than gambling
(Minnesota) -- Some Minnesotans refer to tribes not by their official names but by their casinos' names, such as "Grand Casino" for the Mille Lacs Band or...
1/18/2012
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AMC Theaters denied renewal of Block E lease
(Minnesota) -- The owner of the movie theater at the troubled Block E retail complex in downtown Minneapolis lost an appeal in federal court Wednesday to extend its...
1/14/2012
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15 billion stakes ride on epic gambling fight
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota's Indian gambling tribes, which have spent more than $6 million on political donations since 2002, say an off-reservation expansion of...
1/10/2012
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Dick Day to lobby for racino with Running Aces track
(Minnesota) -- Lobbyist and former Senate Republican Minority Leader Dick Day left a job pushing for slots in racetracks with advocacy group RacinoNow last fall, but he...
1/9/2012
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Racino Odds Go Up as Minnesota Senate Changes Leaders
(Minnesota) -- New Majority leaders in the Minnesota Senate puts Racino gambling in a good position. Senator Amy Koch is out and Senator Dave Senjem is now in as...
1/4/2012
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OP/ED: Constitution does not prevent gambling in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- Whether and how to expand legalized gambling in Minnesota is a significant social and political issue. It is not, however, an issue of constitutional...
12/28/2011
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POLITICS: Choice of Senjem moves GOP Senate caucus one step toward middle
(Minnesota) -- The Republican Senate caucus appeared to take a small step toward the middle Tuesday with the selection of Dave Senjem of Rochester as its majority leader.
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Senjem must regroup stormy GOP
(Minnesota) -- During David Senjem's years as a Rochester City Council member, several colleagues had no idea he was a Republican. He was known as a grandfatherly...
12/24/2011
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Koch scandal alters gambling odds
(Minnesota) -- In what could be the toughest backroom political fight of the year, Minnesota Republican senators plan to pick a new majority leader Tuesday, with their...
12/23/2011
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Senate majority leader to play crucial role on gaming proposals
(Minnesota) -- When Republican state senators gather on Tuesday to elect a new majority leader, their top-of-mind priority will be to choose someone who can bail out a...
12/8/2011
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AUDIO: Tribe Could Have Tough Time Selling Casino Idea
(Minnesota) -- White Tribal Chairwoman Erma Vizenor says the real work selling the idea of the tribe's offer for a Twin Cities-area casino will start next week.
11/24/2011
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State view: Irony ripe in expansion of gambling claims for racinos
(Minnesota) -- Dire reports of “expansion of gambling” fill statewide news columns and airwaves. Don’t be fooled. When reports characterize combined...
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Anoka County seeks slice of stadium revenue
(Minnesota) -- Anoka County Commissioners this week added an interesting new twist to the stadium debate, proposing their county be compensated for the effort put into a...
11/22/2011
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Anoka County wants $2M from state for Vikings stadium legwork
(Minnesota) -- Anoka County is seeking $2 million in compensation for a package it created to try to land a Vikings stadium in Blaine five years ago — a playbook...
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BLOG: Minn. County Board Endorses Racino Bill
(Minnesota) -- It has been reported that the board of Minnesota's Anoka County today (Tuesday, November 22) voted in favour of endorsing a bill which would see...
11/21/2011
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Support Growing For Minnesota Racino
(Minnesota) -- There has been a lot of reluctance within Minnesota's political realm over the past couple of years in regard to the introduction of racinos in the...
11/20/2011
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OP/ED: It's obvious: Fund stadium with racinos
(Minnesota) -- Thank you to Gov. Mark Dayton for his thoughts on building a people's stadium ("It's time to get serious about Vikes stadium," Nov. 13)...
11/19/2011
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St. Cloud-area legislators warm toward state gambling
(Minnesota) -- It’s a move that could defy their party’s platform, alienate key constituencies or land the state in court. Yet many St. Cloud-area...
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The big money behind Block E stays out of view
(Minnesota) -- When Gov. Mark Dayton met with businessmen pushing a Minneapolis casino last month, the man with the biggest stake in the project wasn't in the room.
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For Columbus racino, second time may be the charm
(Minnesota) -- With the flip of one vote, a racino proposal that seemed out of the running when the Anoka County Board voted against it 12 days ago now appears to be a...
11/16/2011
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Minnesota Gambling Opposition Thaws As Vikings Threaten To Jump Ship
(Minnesota) -- Fears that the Minnesota Vikings NFL team might jump town if it cannot get a new stadium has suddenly thrust proposals for expanded gambling back onto the...
11/13/2011
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Erhart says racino would add 500 jobs
(Minnesota) -- Did the Anoka County Board gamble away a shot at 500 potential jobs at Running Aces Harness Park by rejecting a proposal to endorse slot machines at...
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Our View: In stadium talks, focus on public's contribution
(Minnesota) -- Potential revenue sources. Stadium locations. Spending limits. And the latest — a spending limit tied to a stadium location because of its potential...
11/9/2011
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Downtown casino gambling a bad idea
(Minnesota) -- In Homer's Odyssey, the Sirens are a group of dangerous women who would seduce nearby sailors with their enchanting song. Mariners who heard the song...
11/8/2011
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Dayton Aide & Tribes Meet on Gambling Issues & Stadium
(Minnesota) -- A senior adviser to Gov. Mark Dayton has met with representatives of two Minnesota Indian tribes amid talk that expanded casino gambling could help...
11/7/2011
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Gambling on the Vikings
(Minnesota) -- More and more, it looks as if some type of expanded gambling will be the source of the state's share of a proposed $1.1 billion stadium for the...
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Gambling top choice for stadium money, poll shows
(Minnesota) -- A new Minnesota Poll published Sunday finds Minnesotans prefer using new forms of gambling revenue instead of higher taxes if a new stadium for the...
11/6/2011
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Analysis: Vikings stadium among most complex of issues
(Minnesota) -- It seems to be a simple choice: Either you support building a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium or you don’t. But, first, you need to decide if...
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DeLand column: Vikings stadium? The answer is simple
(Minnesota) -- Just in case you somehow didn’t already realize this, it has become increasingly apparent during the Vikings stadium debate that the majority of...
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Gambling to fund stadium gains support
(Minnesota) -- Minnesotans much prefer using new forms of gambling revenue to pay for a new Vikings stadium instead of higher taxes, a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has...
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OP/ED: Build a new Vikings stadium? Use gambling money.
(Minnesota) -- It would appear that Minnesotans broadly support the idea of using some form of gambling money to help fund a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. That...
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Poll: Gambling top choice to fund Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- If a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings is to be built, a new poll finds Minnesotans prefer using new forms of gambling revenue instead of higher taxes.
11/4/2011
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Analysis: Vikings stadium among most complex of issues
(Minnesota) -- It seems to be a simple choice, either you support building a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium or you don’t. But, first, you need to decide if...
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Gambling dominates stadium funding options
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton’s crusade to get a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill passed before Thanksgiving has been turned on its head by a series of objections...
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Hartman: Want a referendum? Have one for racino
(Minnesota) -- The special session for a Vikings stadium is off for now, thanks to a Legislature that opposes one. A lot of people in that Legislature are insisting that...
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Report: Senior adviser to Dayton met with tribe representatives amid casino talk
(Minnesota) -- A senior adviser to Gov. Mark Dayton has met with representatives of two Minnesota Indian tribes amid talk that expanded casino gambling could help...
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Racino backers want to help stadium
(Minnesota) -- Supporters of the well-worn plan to allow slot machines at Minnesota's horse racing tracks say they want to be part of the solution for a Vikings...
11/3/2011
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Dayton aide, tribal representatives met on stadium
(Minnesota) -- A senior adviser to Gov. Mark Dayton has met with representatives of two Minnesota Indian tribes amid talk that expanded casino gambling could help...
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Dayton open to asking tribal leaders to pay for part of Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Governor Dayton says he's open to asking the state's tribal leaders for a contribution to pay for a new Vikings stadium.
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Gambling dollars possible for new Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The drive by the Minnesota Vikings to line up state money toward building a new football stadium regained momentum Thursday, just several hours after it...
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Lawmakers may gamble on gaming for Vikings stadium funding
(Minnesota) -- Things are heating up at the state capital and it looks like the lawmakers carrying a Vikings stadium funding bill may roll the dice on expanding gambling...
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Stalled Vikings stadium bill gets new lease on life
(Minnesota) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to revive the Vikings stadium issue. Several lawmakers who support a publicly-subsidized stadium met privately...
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Vikings stadium drive regains momentum today at Minnesota Capitol
(Minnesota) -- The push for Vikings stadium funding at the Minnesota Capitol was regaining momentum today, less than 24 hours after it appeared to fall apart for the...
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Vikings stadium talks back on, with gambling revenue the focus
(Minnesota) -- A day after Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders broke off talks on how to fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, lawmakers involved in drafting an...
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Vikings stadium talks not dead yet
(Minnesota) -- Trying to restart momentum on a Vikings stadium deal, Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative supporters said Thursday they will try again for a special session...
11/2/2011
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FAQ: What is pull-tab gambling? / Why all this talk about gambling?
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings want a new stadium, but there's been no agreement on the site or how it will be paid for. Ramsey County and the City of...
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Racino Now gets new lead lobbyist, changes name (access required)
(Minnesota) -- Racino Now has plucked a new lead lobbyist and Canterbury Park has beefed up its public relations team in the push for racino legislation next session....
11/1/2011
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Dayton rejects stadium sales tax
(Minnesota) -- The decision shifts burden to the state or the Vikings. Dayton also said he was warming to expanded gambling.
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Some stadium backers want to expand pull-tab gaming
(Minnesota) -- A virtual reboot of one of Minnesota's best-known gambling traditions is getting renewed interest as a funding source for a Vikings stadium.
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Stadium silver bullet may come in the form of electronic pulltabs
(Minnesota) -- An unlikely revenue source for a Viking stadium took center stage Tuesday: electronic pulltabs. Gov. Mark Dayton said the proposal to let bars offer...
10/31/2011
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OP/ED: Potential stadium funding source -- a casino -- comes with many costs
(Minnesota) -- I was shocked to read in Sunday's Star Tribune that there is a feverishly building support for locating a casino at Block E. The story -- broken up by...
10/30/2011
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Backers line up for Block E casino
(Minnesota) -- Developers pushing for a Minneapolis casino have convinced several key business leaders and elected officials that glitzy gambling will juice up the city...
10/29/2011
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Minneapolis council cool to sales tax for stadium
(Minnesota) -- Despite an optimistic pitch by city leaders at the State Capitol this week, plans to fund a Vikings stadium in Minneapolis with a citywide sales tax have...
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OP/ED: Leaders are increasingly willing to take a gamble
(Minnesota) -- No matter the question at the state Capitol of late, it seems, somebody says that the answer is more gambling. A Vikings stadium-casino nexus seemed to...
10/28/2011
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AFL-CIO supports Vikings stadium, Block E casino
(Minnesota) -- Amid the ongoing debate over funding options for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, the Minnesota AFL-CIO reaffirmed its support for a casino in Minneapolis...
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Betting on the Vikings
(Minnesota) -- Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak has rolled out the most extensive plan to date for keeping the Minnesota Vikings in his city. It looks a lot like the plan he...
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COLUMN: 3 things to know about gambling, Vikings and stadiums
(Minnesota) -- We were hoping for guidance today from lawmakers, Gov. Mark Dayton or anyone else on the next steps in the Vikings stadium quest. Didn't happen.
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Dayton says electronic pull-tabs are on the table
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Dayton appeared on TPT's Almanac tonight and said there seems to be consensus growing around allowing bars and restaurants to move from paper...
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Lakeville senator says gambling is a bad stadium bet
(Minnesota) -- Should a Lakeville resident want to have a poker club in their garage, that’s up to them, explained Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville. “I wouldn...
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Stadium talks set at Capitol for next week
(Minnesota) -- A closed-door discussion Friday among state leaders on where and how to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium yielded no breakthroughs, but talks are set...
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Racino supporters ramp up efforts to get slots at horse tracks
(Minnesota) -- Several supporters of allowing the state's two horse tracks to operate slot machines are pushing to be included in the Vikings stadium discussion. Sen...
10/27/2011
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Lawmakers oppose gambling for stadium funding
(Minnesota) -- A coalition of legislators ranging from the most conservative to the most liberal say that using gambling funds to finance a new Vikings football stadium...
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Legislator group: No gambling expansion to help Vikings
(Minnesota) -- Hoping to head off the use of gambling money to build a Minnesota Vikings stadium, a politically diverse group of legislators Thursday said they would...
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Legislators say they're willing to let Vikings leave state
(Minnesota) -- A cadre of Minnesota legislators opposed to putting public money into a deal for a new Vikings stadium acknowledged Thursday they'd let the team flee...
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Republicans, Democrats agree expanding gambling is a bad bet
(Minnesota) -- Should a Lakeville resident want to have a poker club in their garage, that’s up to them, explained Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville. “I wouldn...
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Ron Rosenbaum is new voice of Racino Now efforts
(Minnesota) -- Attorney and radio personality Ron Rosenbaum is now the major spokesman for Canterbury Park’s efforts to somehow get a racino bill through the...
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Rybak proposes sales tax, casino, to pay for stadium
(Minnesota) -- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak renewed his efforts Thursday to keep the Minnesota Vikings football stadium within city limits, proposing a sales tax...
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Rybak unveils two funding plans for Vikings stadium in Minneapolis
(Minnesota) -- Mayor R.T. Rybak outlined two funding plans Thursday for building a Vikings stadium in Minneapolis: either raise the city's sales and hotel taxes or...
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Trying to Sack the Expansion of Gambling for a Vikings Stadium
(Minnesota) -- A group of lawmakers and religious leaders is voicing its opposition to any gambling expansion for revenue to help fund a new stadium for the Minnesota...
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VIDEO: Minneapolis stadium plan, gambling revenue debated at Capitol
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton wants all sides in the stadium debate to put their cards on the table and show what they are for and what they are against. today, he got...
10/26/2011
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Could Vikings stadium funding come from electronic pulltabs?
(Minnesota) -- Another form of gambling has entered the conversation about a source of funding for the state's portion of a Minnesota Vikings stadium: electronic...
10/25/2011
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3 things to know about stadiums and football frustration
(Minnesota) -- We couldn't bring ourselves to snarkiness. We planned today to talk about the pathetic circumstance of having lousy football teams at the University...
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Minneapolis officials float three downtown stadium plans
(Minnesota) -- City of Minneapolis officials joined the growing list of hopeful Vikings’ stadium deal makers making their pitch to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.
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Minneapolis to unveil proposals for Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- Minneapolis is trying to wiggle back into the stadium debate. After meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday, the mayor and the City Council president of...
10/24/2011
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COLUMN: Is a racino coming up on the inside rail?
(Minnesota) -- Rep. Tom Hackbarth, R-Cedar, said last week that he's been resuscitating plans to fund a new Vikings stadium with a plan that would allow slot...
10/19/2011
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Block E casino doesn't depend on stadium site
(Minnesota) -- Rep. John Kriesel said casino developers have hoped for the past several months to be part of a stadium special session, so the casino backer is glad Gov...
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Developer explains benefits to using gaming for stadium
(Minnesota) -- The businessman proposing a Block E casino in downtown Minneapolis said he did not discuss the Vikings stadium project Wednesday during a meeting with Gov...
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Minn. governor to push for new stadium site for Vikings
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday he's ready to throw his political weight behind a new, publicly subsidized football stadium that would be built on a...
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NFL: Time running out on Vikings stadium
(Minnesota) -- The National Football League on Tuesday turned up the flame under talks aimed at building a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, strongly suggesting that...
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Slots for touchdowns: Talk of casino-funded stadium is back
(Minnesota) -- Priorities are everything. The idea of adding more casinos to subsidize pro football is rearing its head again. Tim Nelson’s story, for MPR, says:...
10/18/2011
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Stadium backers consider gaming as revenue source
(Minnesota) -- With just five weeks to put together a stadium plan for the Minnesota Vikings, supporters are looking hard to find revenue sources for the project.
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Day Exits 'Racino Now'
(Minnesota) -- Former Minnesota Senator Dick Day, the front man for pro-racetrack gaming expansion organization 'Racino Now,' stepped away from the organization...
10/14/2011
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Gambling fight [2nd item]
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota’s American Indian tribes are fighting proposals to use state-run gambling to help fund a new Vikings football stadium.
10/12/2011
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BLOG: Why gambling expansion remains a long-shot bet
(Minnesota) -- Despite state’s fiscal crisis, efforts run squarely into legal obstacles, political divisions in both parties, and lobbying muscle
9/9/2011
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Block E tenants exit as revival plans languish
(Minnesota) -- Tenants continue to exit the Block E retail/entertainment complex in downtown Minneapolis, which changed owners 14 months ago.
8/16/2011
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Canterbury: Trouble Recouping Losses from Shutdown
(Minnesota) -- Canterbury CEO Randy Sampson expects the estimated $3 million loss in revenue attributable to the state government shutdown to have an adverse effect on...
8/12/2011
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Racino advocates remain hopeful
(Minnesota) -- Former state Sen. Dick Day has been trying for years to get Minnesota’s elected officials to take his offer of $200 million in projected revenue.
7/28/2011
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Princeton race horse owner back on track
(Minnesota) -- Rosemary Higgins has always been a fierce competitor. So when the State of Minnesota shut down Canterbury Downs, the Princeton racehorse owner didn’...
7/26/2011
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Robling: Session was ‘personally very stressful’
(Minnesota) -- Republican Senate Finance Chair Claire Robling had a tough job this session — she was the first Republican to chair the top budget committee in the...
7/25/2011
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Double Defeat For Tracks As Minnesota Shutdown Ends
(Minnesota) -- The longest state government shutdown of recent years spelled a double defeat for Minnesota’s racetracks as a legal challenge to avert their enforced...
7/20/2011
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Local view: Big casino money again thwarts racinos and their tax windfall
(Minnesota) -- It has been 22 years since state-tribal compacts established casino-style “gaming” at Indian casinos and nowhere else in this land of 12,000...
7/16/2011
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Racino or no deal, says Beard
(Minnesota) -- Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee, is threatening to reject the Republicans’ budget deal if it doesn’t include a racino at Canterbury Park. Beard...
7/14/2011
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Horse track advocates fear long-term shutdown could destroy racing community in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- Find more Minnesota state government shutdown news at our shutdown page. See what is open and closed. As he has for decades, Joe Palma provides feed and...
7/13/2011
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Canterbury Employees, Horse Trainers Call For Racino, End to Shutdown
(Minnesota) -- Hundreds of laid-off track employees, horse owners and trainers and patrons of Canterbury Park rallied for an end to the government shutdown. Canterbury...
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Horse people rally against shutdown
(Minnesota) -- On the groomed front stretch of the track at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, a riderless horse wore a handwritten sign across his withers that said, simply...
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Radio ads argue 'racino' money could end shutdown
(Minnesota) -- A Twin Cities-area horse racing park is running radio ads statewide encouraging Minnesota lawmakers to consider expanded horse-track gambling as a source...
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Robling: ‘I am willing to raise some revenue’
(Minnesota) -- At an appearance to support Canterbury racetrack — which is near closure because of the state government shutdown — Republican Senate Finance...
7/12/2011
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BLOG: Gambling seen as questionable method of solving budget stalemate
(Minnesota) -- A Minnesota Capitol undercurrent for months has suggested gambling as a way to help solve a budget impasse that now has become the longest government...
7/11/2011
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Gambling no sure bet for Minnesota budget fix but gaining support
(Minnesota) -- A Minnesota Capitol undercurrent for months has suggested gambling as a way to help solve a budget impasse that now has become the longest government...
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