"Untaxed casino profits propelled protesters to the State Capitol on Tuesday, where they rallied against what they call "expanded gambling."
Carloads of naysayers gathered on a cold, rainy day to preserve the tax-free stranglehold on lucrative "slot gaming" enjoyed at Indian casinos across the state.
Gambling proceeds at such places are untaxed under state-tribal "compacts," or agreements, negotiated on the watch (so to speak) of DFL Gov. Rudy Perpich starting in 1989.
Protesters' main focus Tuesday was to rail against electronic "gaming" at the two state-licensed horse racing tracks, a proposal that would yield an estimated $250 million in new revenues to the state each biennium.
Not chump change in these budget-challenged days."
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