GOP legislators want to bar slots - 2004-03-04
A pair of Republican legislators is proposing banning slot machines commencing in 2006 if American Indian tribes decline to renegotiate their gambling compacts with the state.
The bill wouldn't impact pull-tabs, bingo, poker, blackjack, horse racing or the lottery.
John McCarthy, executive director of the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, stated he was taken aback by the proposal to prohibit slot machines.
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