State-Run Casino Bid Delayed at Least a Year

ST. PAUL, MN-Differing proposals for state-run casinos will likely be a subject of hearings. One would create a Twin Cities casino run by the Minnesota Lottery; another a casino that would share profits with Indian tribes.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on March 14, 2001

ST. PAUL, MN-An effort to open a state-run casino to compete with Indian casinos in Minnesota stalled in a legislative committee this week. It will likely not be revived for this session of the Minnesota Legislature.

The bill, sponsored by Minnesota Sen. Dick Day, would have directed the Minnesota Lottery to build and operate a Twin Cities casino that would compete with the 18 Indian casinos in the state, with the proceeds going back to the state. Meanwhile, another bill that would create a new state-run casino that would evenly split an estimated $200 million in profits between the state and members of Indian tribes who live in Minnesota is gathering support.

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