[Mpls] Here comes a Casino! House File 2135

[Terrell Brown]

--- Victoria Heller <victoriaheller at comcast.net> wrote:
> >From www.minnesotavotes.org.......
> 
> Introduced by Rep. Bill Haas, Rep. Kent Eken, Rep. Keith Ellison,
> Rep.
> Phyllis Kahn, Rep. Jim Rhodes, Rep. Tony Cornish, Rep. Doug Lindgren
> and Rep. Steve Sviggum on February 16, 2004, to authorize the
> director
> of the state lottery to contract for the placement of gaming machines
> at a state owned casino which would be run in the metropolitan area.
> The bill imposes a tax on gaming machine revenue and provides for the
> use of gaming machine revenue. The bill allows for blackjack and
> other
> card games at the casino as well.
> 
> Vicky says:  Put the casino on the Sear's site and Minneapolis will
> be
> rolling in money.
> 
> Just think of it.....Minneapolis, The Fun City.  Boozing, gambling,
> corporate welfare....LasVegas of the North!  I might have to become a
> Democrat again.

[TB]  While we might quibble over the location(s)  (I'm thinking
Washington Avenue for the "Minneapolis Strip", I see no reason not to
put casinos in the heart of the city.  Increased tourism, increased
jobs.  I don't even care who owns them as long as they pay taxes just
like any other business.  The casino business generates enough money to
pay for its own facilities, no subsidy required.

The only downside is for the airlines running flights to Vegas.




Terrell Brown
Loring Park



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