Tribes in Minnesota should "seize" the opportunity to renegotiate their gaming compacts even as state Republicans threaten to approve non-Indian gaming, The Minneapolis Star Tribune says in an editorial.

The paper says a racino is a bad idea for the state. "Saying yes to racino means saying yes to Republican political friends at the expense of Indian casinos, and also to the exclusion of more lucrative options. It's a win-lose plan," the paper says.

But new compacts can be made to improve the "economic betterment of Indian people -- all of them," the paper says, referring to remote tribes that have not seen all the benefits of gaming. The compacts could allow more gaming and ensure tribal exclusivity in exchange for sharing revenues with the state, the paper says.

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Editorial: Gambling mania/Try for win-win with tribes (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 3/21)
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