Aug
31
2010
In Minnesota, the squeeze of the recession has gubernatorial candidates talking about expanding legalized gambling. Minnesota has a nearly $6 billion budget shortfall, and the candidates are looking for solutions.Democrat Mark Dayton wants to take on Indian gaming directly. He proposes a state-run casino at the Mall of America, just outside the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul -- one of the most lucrative Indian gaming markets in the country. A state-run casino, claims Dayton, would be good for the state because it would compete with Mystic Lake, a highly profitable tribal casino operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux.
