Tribal compacts under scrutiny - 2004-02-13
The perennial encouragement to stop the monopoly of tribal casinos has acquired a powerful ally in Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the Legislature seeks ways to bolster lagging earnings in the state budget.
Essentially, the compacts state this: The state's tribes may operate casinos on reservation land, that the only games allowed are blackjack and video slot machines and that each tribe must pay $13,636.36 per year to the state for regulation.
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