Mayor Urging To Let Poker Tourney Stay Downtown - 2004-03-04
In a motion that Indian gambling advocates described as "unconscionable extortion," two state lawmakers claimed Wednesday that they will bring in bills to ban video slot machines unless the tribes are in accord to renegotiate their monopoly gambling compacts.
The 19,000 video slots in Minnesota are the most profitable form of gambling at the state's 18 tribal casinos, accounting for 80 percent of revenues. Any attempt to curb them would have monumental impacts.
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