HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/10/1999 TENTATIVE AGENDA
CITY OF SHAKOPEE
SPECIAL SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA MARCH 10, 1999
LOCATION: 129 Holmes Street South
Mayor Jon Brekke presiding
1] Roll Call at 5:00 p.m.
2] Accept special call of the Mayor
3] Approval of agenda
4] Canterbury casino legislative proposal
5] Other business
6] Adjourn
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Dear Mr. McNeill:
Due to numerous scheduling conflicts, the February 25 meeting at the Shakopee Women's
Facility was canceled. You all received a call informing you of this cancellation. If for some
reason you did not get the message that the meeting was canceled, please accept our apology.
We have rescheduled the meeting for Thursday, March 11, 1999, 5:30 p.m. at the Shakopee
Women's Facility.
The purpose of the meeting is to give a presentation on the proposal to site a girls' residential
corrections center on the vacant land adjacent/across the street from the Shakopee Adult
Women's Facility.
Come and listen to our brief, but concise presentation. Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Jeanette June, 612-496-4408.
' pectfully yours,
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onnie M. Roehrich
Warden, MN Corre Tonal Facility/Shakopee
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BILE, SUMMARY
HF 1374
Section 1, Exempts machine and card receipts from certain taxes (349A.19 and 297A.02)
Section 2. provides that gaming machine manufacturers may soil machines to Director.
Sections 3 through 7. Provides definitions,
Section 8.
Subd. 1. Provides that Director may enter into contracts to procure machines,
maintenance, advertising, etc.
Subd. 2. Provides for location and services contract with racetrack operator at racetrack
only, Provides for payment of expenses and commission sufficient to ensure the financial
security of horse racing and of the track.
Subd. 3. Provides that 13%of adjusted gross revenue goes to purses, 10% of which goes
to the Breeders Fund, This comes from the commission.
Section 9. Provides specifications for games and machines,prohibits play by anyone under 18
years and requires compulsive gambling notice and a proactive plan.
Section 10. Provides for Iottery operations account. Director may credit up to 60%for general
expenses, 10%for machine expenses and 5%for a reserve account. From this shall be paid all -
expenses, the commission and 1%each to Scott County and Shakopee.
Section 11. Definitions,procedures, age requirement,compulsive gambling notice, operations
account for card games (black jack). Essentially the same as for the machines.
Section 12. Provides for no local licensing.
• Section 13. Director to have any criminal history info on vendors.
Section 14. Technical.
Section 15. Employees appointed by the Director are in the unclassified service..
Section 16. .Minnesota fund created, consists of all excess funds, advisory commhtee to
recommend spending priorities to legislature.
Sec. 17 and 18 are technical.
See. 19. Effective date.
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H.F No. 1374, as introduced: 81st Legislative Session (1999-2000) Posted on 3/4/99
1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to the state lottery; gaming machines and
1.3 card games; establishing horse racing purse payments;
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 297A.259;
1.5 299L.07, subdivision 2a; 349A.01, by adding
1.6 subdivisions; 541.21; and 609.761, subdivision 2;
1.7 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.8 chapter 349A.
1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.259, is
1.11 amended to read:
1.12 297A.259 [LOTTERY TICKETS; IN LIEU TAX.]
1.13 Sales of state lottery tickets are exempt from the tax
1.14 imposed under section 297A.02. The state lottery must on or
1.15 before the 20th day of each month transmit to the commissioner
1.16 of revenue an amount equal to the gross receipts from the sale
1.17 of lottery tickets for the previous month multiplied by the tax
1.18 rate under section 297A.02, subdivision 1. The gross receipts
1.19 from the operation of gaming machines operated by the state
1.20 lottery and the conduct of card games under section 349A.19 are
1.21 exempt from the tax imposed under section 297A.02 and the in
1.22 lieu tax payment under this section. The resulting payment is
1.23 in lieu of the sales tax that otherwise would be imposed by this
1.24 chapter. The commissioner shall deposit the money transmitted
1.25 as provided by section 297A.44 and the money must be treated as
1.26 other proceeds of the sales tax. Gross receipts for purposes of
1.27 this section mean the proceeds of the sale of tickets before
2.1 deduction of a commission or other compensation paid to the
2.2 vendor or retailer for selling tickets.
2.3 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299L.07,
2.4 subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
2.5 Subd. 2a. [RESTRICTIONS.] (a) A manufacturer licensed
2.6 under this section may sell, offer to sell, lease, or rent, in
2.7 whole or in part, a gambling device only to a distributor
2.8 licensed under this section or to the state lottery as
2.9 authorized under chapter 349A.
2.10 (b) A distributor licensed under this section may sell,
2.11 offer to sell, market, rent, lease, or otherwise provide, in
2.12 whole or in part, a gambling device only to:
2.13 (1) the governing body of a federally recognized Indian
2.14 tribe that is authorized to operate the gambling device under a
2.15 tribal state compact under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,
2.16 Public Law Number 100-497, and future amendments to it;
2.17 (2) a person for use in the person's dwelling for display
2.18 or amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players
2.19 an opportunity to obtain anything of value; and
2.20 (3) the state lottery as authorized under chapter 349A.
2.21 Sec. 3 . Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349A.01, is
2.22 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
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2.23 Subd. 14 . [GAMING MACHINE.] "Gaming machine" means any
2.24 machine in which a coin token or other currency is deposited to
2.25 play a game that uses a video display and microprocessors or an
2.26 electromechanical device with a spinning reel.
2.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349A.01, is -
2.28 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.29 Subd. 15. [GAMING MACHINE GAME.] "Gaming machine game"
2.30 means a game operated by a gaming machine as authorized by the
2.31 director.
2.32 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349A.01, is
2.33 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.34 Subd. 16. [GAMING MACHINE PLAY.] "Gaming machine play"
2.35 means an electronic record that proves participation in a gaming
2.36 machine game.
3.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349A.01, is
3.2 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.3 Subd. 17. [ADJUSTED GROSS GAMING MACHINE
3.4 REVENUE.] "Adjusted gross gaming machine revenue" means the sum
3.5 of all money received by the lottery for gaming machine plays,
3.6 less the amount paid out in prizes for gaming machine games.
3.7 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349A.01, is
3.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.9 Subd. 18. [ADJUSTED GROSS CARD REVENUE.] "Adjusted gross
3.10 card revenue" means the sum of money received by the lottery
3.11 from playing games authorized under section 349A.19, less the
3.12 amount paid out in prizes for those games.
3.13 Sec. 8. [349A.161] [VENDOR CONTRACTS; GAMING MACHINES;
3.14 CARD GAMES.]
3.15 Subdivision 1. [PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.] Notwithstanding
3.16 the provisions of section 349A.07, the director may enter into
3.17 contracts for the procurement of gaming machines Or any other
3.18 contract necessary for maintaining, advertising, promoting, or
3.19 monitoring gaming machines or for conducting, promoting, or
3.20 advertising card games authorized under section 349A.19.
3.21 Subd. 2. [LOCATION CONTRACT.] The director may enter into
3.22 a contract with a person to provide locations for and services
3.23 related to gaming machines, and to conduct card games as
3.24 permitted under section 349A.19. Contracts entered into under
3.25 this section are not subject to chapter 16B. The director may
3.26 only enter a contract under this subdivision with a person that
3.27 holds a class A license under chapter 240. The gaming machines
3.28 may only be placed, and the card games permitted under section
3.29 349A.19 may only be conducted, at the racetrack for which the
3.30 class A license under chapter 240 was issued. The racetrack
3.31 must have been operating as a racetrack prior to the effective
3.32 date of this act. Contracts entered into must provide for
3.33 reimbursement for any fair market rental, leasehold improvement,
3.34 and expenses. The contract must provide that the location
3.35 provider be paid a commission in an amount sufficient to ensure
3.36 the financial security of the host facility and of the horse
4.1 racing activities that take place there. The director may also
4.2 contract directly with the location provider for other goods and
4.3 services deemed necessary for the maintenance and operation of
4.4 the gaming machines, card games, or related facilities.
4.5 Subd. 3. [RACING PURSES.] From the commission received
4.6 pursuant to the location contract, the location provider must
4.7 set aside an amount- equal to not less than 13 percent of the
4.8 adjusted gross gaming machine and card game revenues must be set
4.9 aside and used for purses for live horse races conducted by the
4.10 location provider. Purse payments made pursuant to this
4.11 subdivision are inaddition,to purse payments otherwise
4.12 established by law or contract. Ten percent of the money set
4.13 aside for purses pursuant to this subdivision shall be
4.14 transferred, to the racing commission and used for the purposes
4.15 set forth in section 240.18, subdivisions 2, paragraph (d) , and .
4.16 subdivision 3, paragraph (b) , subject to the proportionality
4.17 requirement set forth in section 240.18, subdivision 1,. .
4.18 Subd. 4. [CONFLICT OF INTEREST.] The director or any
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4 .19 employee of the lottery, or a member of their immediate family
4.20 residing in the same household, must not have any personal
4.21 pecuniary interest in a vendor holding a contract with the
4 .22 lottery under this section.
4.23 Sec. 9. [349A.17] [GAMING MACHINES.]
4.24 Subdivision 1. [SPECIFICATIONS.] Gaming machines must:
4 .25 (1) maintain on nonresettable meters a permanent record,
4.26 capable of being printed out, of all transactions by the machine
4.27 and all entries into the machine; and
4 .28 (2) be capable of being linked electronically to a central
4.29 communication system to provide auditing program information as
4.30 required by the director.
4.31 Subd. 2. [GAMES.] The director shall specify the games
4.32 that may be placed on a gaming machine as set forth under
4.33 section 349A.04. Gaming machines may conduct pari-mutuel
4.34 wagering and display horse races pursuant to specifications set
4.35 forth by the director.
4.36 Subd. 3. [EXAMINATION OF MACHINES.] The director shall
5.1 examine prototypes of gaming machines and require that the
5.2 manufacturer of the machine pay the cost of the examination.
5.3 The director may contract for the examination of gaming machines.
5.4 Subd. 4. [TESTING OF MACHINES.] The director may require
5.5 working models of a gaminq machine to be transported to the
5.6 locations the director designates for testing, examination, and
5.7 analysis. The manufacturer shall pay all costs for testing,
5.8 examination, analysis, and transportation of the machine model.
5.9 Subd. 5. [PRIZES.] A person who plays a gaming machine
5.10 agrees to be bound by the rules and game procedures applicable
5.11 to that particular gaming machine game. The player acknowledges
5.12 that the determination of whether the player has won a prize is
5.13 subject to the rules and game procedures adopted by the
5.14 director, claim procedures established by the director for the
5.15 game, and any confidential or public validation tests
5.16 established by the director for that game. A person under 18
5.17 years of age may not claim a prize from the operation of a
5.18 gaming machine. A prize claimed from the play of a gaming
5.19 machine game is not subject to the provisions of section
5.20 349A.08, subdivision 8.
5.21 Subd. 6. [PROHIBITIONS.] (a) A person under the age of 18
5.22 years may not play a game on a gaming machine and the lottery
5.23 may not allow a person under the age of 18 years to play a game
5.24 on a gaming machine.
5.25 (b) The director or any employee of the lottery, or a
5.26 member of their immediate family residing in the same household,
5.27 may not play a game on a gaming machine or receive a prize from
5.28 the operation of a gaming machine.
5.29 Subd. 7. [COMPULSIVE GAMBLING NOTICE.] The director shall
5.30 prominently post, in the area where the gaming machines are
5.31 located, the toll-free telephone number established by the
5.32 commissioner of human services in connection with the compulsive
5.33 gambling program established under section 245.98. The director
5.34 and the location provider shall establish a proactive plan to
5.35 identify problem gamblers and take appropriate action.
5.36 Sec. 10. [349A.18] [ADJUSTED GROSS GAMING MACHINE
6.1 REVENUE.]
6.2 Subdivision 1. [DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.] The director shall
6.3 deposit the adjusted gross machine revenue into the lottery fund.
6.4 Subd. 2. [LOTTERY OPERATIONS.] Notwithstanding section
6.5 349A.10, subdivision 3,: paragraphs. (b) and (c) , the director may
6.6 • credit, in any fiscal year, up to 60 percent of the adjusted
6.7 gross gaming machine revenue to the lottery operations account
6.8 established under section 349A.10, subdivision 3, for the
6.9 operation, promotion, advertising, and placement of gaming •
6.10 machines. The director may credit up to an additional ten.
6.11 percent for the procurement and maintenance of the machines. •
6.12 Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, 'the director
6.13 may create a net operationreserve and deposit funds as . ,
6.14 necessary to meet the 'operating expenses of the lottery.
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6.15 However, the amount credited, in any fiscal year, to the net
6 .16 operating reserve account, shall not exceed five percent of the
6.17 adjusted gross revenue and no more than 75 percent of the
6.18 adjusted gross revenue shall be credited to the lottery
6.19 operations account and the net operating reserve account in any
6 .20 one fiscal year. From the amounts credited to the lottery
6 .21 operation account, the director, for the purpose of off-setting
6.22 some or all of the increased costs of government services, shall
6.23 annually remit an amount equal to one percent of the gross
6 .24 gaming machine, revenue to both the city and the county where the
6 .25 gaming machines are located.
6.26 Sec. 11. [349A.19] [CARD GAMES.]
6.27 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this
6.28 section, "blackjack" means the banking card game that involves
6 .29 the use of one or more decks of playing cards, the purpose of
6.30 which is to reach the number i"21, " or as close as possible
6.31 without exceeding the number "21, " through the cumulative
6.32 addition of cards dealt to the player and the house.
6.33 Subd. 2. [AUTHORIZATION.] The director may conduct the
6.34 game of blackjack at a location authorized under section
6.35 349A.161, subdivision 2, subject to the requirements of this
6.36 section.
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7.1 Subd. 3. [GAME PROCEDURES.] The director shall adopt game
7.2 procedures under section 349A.04 for conducting blackjack games.
7.3 Subd. 4. [PROHIBITIONS.] (a) A person under the age of 18
7.4 years may not win a prize from the game of blackjack conducted
7.5 under this section and the lottery must not permit a person
7.6 under the age of 18 years to play a game of blackjack under this
7.7 section.
7.8 (b) The director or an employee of the lottery, or a member
7.9 of their immediate family residing in the same household, may
7.10 not play a game authorized by this section or receive a prize
7.11 from a game authorized by this section.
7.12 Subd. 5. [COMPULSIVE GAMBLING NOTICE.] The director shall
7.13 prominently post, in the area where the games authorized by this
7.14 section are conducted, the toll-free telephone number
7.15 established by the commissioner of human services in connection
7.16 with the compulsive gambling program established under section
7.17 245.98. The director and the location provider shall establish
7.1i a proactive plan to identify problem gamblers and take
7.19 appropriate action.
• 7.2A Subd. 6. [PRIZES.] A person who plays a game conducted
7.21 under this section agrees to be bound by the rules and game
7.22 procedures applicable to that game. The player acknowledges
7.23 that the determination of whether the player has won a prize is
7.24 subject to the rules and game procedures adopted by the
7.25 director, claim procedures established by the director for that
7.26 game, and any confidential or public validation tests
7.27 established by the director for that game. A prize claimed from
7.28 the play of the game under this section is not subject to
7.29 section 349A.08, subdivision 8.
7.30 Subd. 7. [DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.] The director shall deposit
7.31 the adjusted gross card revenue into the lottery fund.
7.32 Subd. 8. [LOTTERY OPERATIONS.] The director may not credit
7.33 in any fiscal year more than 70 percent of the adjusted gross
7.34 card revenue to the lottery operations account established under
7.35 section 349A.10, subdivision 3, for conducting, promoting, and
7.36 advertising card games authorized under this section and for
8.1 commission payments. Promotion and advertising of card games
8.2 authorized under this section are not subject to the provisions
8.3 of section 349A.10, subdivision 3, paragraph (c) .
8.4 Sec. 12. [349A.20] [LOCAL LICENSES.]
8.5 No political subdivision may require a local license to
8.6 operate a gaming machine, restrict or regulate the placement of
8.7 a gaming machine, restrict or regulate the conduct of games
8.8 , authorized under section 349A.19, or impose a tax or fee on the
8.9 business of operating gaming machines or the conduct of games
8.10 under section 349A.19.
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8.11 Sec. 13. [349A.21] [CRIMINAL HISTORY.]
8 .12 The director has access to all criminal history data
8.13 compiled by the director of gambling enforcement on a person
8.14 under contract with the lottery to provide goods or services
8 .15 under section 349A.161.
8.16 Sec. 14 . [349A.22] [GAMING MACHINES; CARD GAMES.]
8.17 Notwithstanding section 349A.13, clause (2) , the director
8 .18 may install and operate a gaming machine operated by coin or
8.19 currency that when operated determines the winner of a game
8 .20 under sections 349A.161 to 349A.18. Section 340A.410 does not
8.21 prohibit the placement, operation, or possession of a gaming
8 .22 machine under this chapter or the conduct of card games
8.23 authorized under section 349A.19.
8.24 Sec. 15. [349A.23] [EMPLOYEES; GAMING MACHINES; CARD
8.25 GAMES.]
8.26 The director may appoint personnel as necessary to operate
8.27 gaming machines, to provide support for the conduct of gaming
8.28 machine games, and to conduct games authorized under section
8.29 349A.19, except that all employees appointed under this section
8.30 are in the unclassified service. Section 349A.02, subdivision
8.31 6, applies to all employees hired under this section.
8.32 Sec. 16. [349A.24] [MINNESOTA FUND.]
8.33 Subdivision 1. [REVENUE TO BE CREDITED.] Prior to February
8.34 15 of each year, the director shall determine the amount of
8.35 revenue produced from the operation of gaming machines operated
8.36 by the state lottery and the conduct of card games after
9.1 deduction of all related expenses, commissions, payments, and
9.2 crediting of the environment and natural resources trust fund
9.3 and report the amount to the commissioner of finance. Upon
9.4 verification of the amount, the commissioner of finance shall
9.5 credit that amount to the Minnesota fund.
9.6 Subd. 2. [FUND CREATED.] The Minnesota fund is created as
9.7 a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of
9.8 money credited under subdivision 1 and interest earned thereon.
9.9 Subd. 3. [MINNESOTA FUND ADVISORY TASK FORCE.] (a) An
9.10 advisory task force on the Minnesota fund is established. The
9.11 purpose of this task force is to study and identify potential
9.12 spending needs for the Minnesota fund. The task force shall
9.13 report to the legislature by December 15, 1999, with
9.14 recommendations for establishing spending priorities for the
9.15 Minnesota fund.
9.16 (b) The task force shall consist of nine members. Of these
9.17 nine members:
9.18 (1) four members shall be appointed by the legislature, two
9.19 by the house and two by the senate; and
9.20 (2) five members shall be appointed by the governor.
9.21 (c) The Minnesota fund task force shall elect one of its
9.22 members to serve as the chair of the task force. The task force
9.23 shall expire and the compensation, terms, and removal of members
9.24 shall be as provided in section 15.059.
9.25 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 541.21, is
9.26 amended to read:
9.27 541.21 [COMMITMENTS FOR GAMBLING DEBT VOID.]
9.28 Every note, bill, bond, mortgage, or other security or
9.29 conveyance in which the whole or any part of the consideration
9.30 shall be for any money or goods won by gambling or playing at
9.31 cards, dice, or any other game whatever, or by betting on the
9.32 sides or hands of any person gambling, or for reimbursing or
9.33 repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced at the time and
9.34 place of such gambling or betting, or lent and advanced for any
9.35 gambling or betting to any persons so gambling or betting, shall
9.36 be void and of no effect as between the parties to the same, and
10.1 as to all persons except such as hold or claim under them in
10.2 good faith, without notice of the illegality of the
10.3 consideration of such contract or conveyance. The provisions of •
10.4 this section shall not apply to: (1) pari-mutuel wagering
10.5 conducted under a license issued pursuant to chapter 240; (2)
10.6 purchase of tickets in the state lottery or other wagering
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10.7 authorized under chapter 349A; (3) gaming activities conducted
10.8 pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et
10.9 seq. ; or (4) lawful gambling activities permitted under chapter
10.10 349.
10.11 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.761,
10.12 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.13 Subd. 2 . [STATE LOTTERY.] Sections 609.755 and 609.76 do
10.14 not prohibit the operation of the state lottery or the sale,
10.15 possession, or purchase of tickets for the state lottery under
10.16 chapter 349A, the manufacture, possession, sale, or operation of
10.17 a gaming machine under chapter 349A, or the conduct or playing
10.18 of a card game as authorized under section 349A.19.
10.19 Sec. 19. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
10.20 This act is effective the day following final enactment.
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MAR- 8-99 MON 14: 14 ADMINISTRATION FAX NO. 6124968180 P. 01
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Date March 9, 1999 Resolution No. 99017
Motion by Commissioner Seconded by Commissioner
RESOLUTION 99017— SUPPORTING SF ALLOWING THE MINNESOTA STATE
LOTTERY TO CONDUCT SLOT MACHINE GAMING AT CANTERBURY DOWNS (SHAKOPEE)
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature, per Senate File XXXX (Senator Doug Johnson) and House File
XXXX(Representative Mark Holsten), will be requested to allow the Minnesota State Lottery to administer slot
machine gaming at Canterbury Downs racetrack in Shakopee,Minnesota;and
WHEREAS,the legislation cuzxently stipulates that the affected local governmental jurisdictions (the City
of Shakopee and the County of Scott) are each to be the recipients of 1 percent of the gaming revenue generated
by the proposed slot machine gaming; and
WHEREAS, the County of Scott has pursued an aggressive policy of fiscal austerity and taxpayer
accountability over the course of the last several years, of which reduction in the property tax levy has been
determined to be of paramount importance;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Scott County Board of Commissioners officially supports the
legislative initiatives put forth by Senator Doug Johnson and Representative Mark Holsten to allow the
Minnesota State Lottery to conduct slot machine gaming on the site of Canterbury Downs in Shakopee,
Minnesota;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Scott County Board of Commissioners will employ any revenue
over and above any associated County-incurred costs attributable to slot machine gaming activities at this facility
towards reduction in the County's property tax levy.
YES NO
Wagner Wagner
Bohnsack Bohnsack
Bannerman Bannerman
Marschall Marschall
Mackie Mackie
Slate of Minnesota)
County of Scott )
I, David J. Unmacht, duly appointed qualified and County Administrator for the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, do hereby certify
that I have compared the foregoing copy of a resolution with the original minutes of the proceedings of the Board of County
Commissioners, $putt County, Minnesota,at their session held on the day of , 199g, now on file in my office, and
have found the same to be a true and correct copy thereof.
Witness my hand and official seal at Shakopee, Minnesota, this day of , 1999
County Administrator
By
Administrator's Designee
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410 stairimeams Robert Whereatt/ Star Tribune
Pkto A legislative subcommittee took the first step in reversing a state
policy against expanding gambling when it voted Tuesday night to
permit slot machines and blackjack tables at Canterbury Park in
Shakopee.
The new gambling would be under the auspices of the Minnesota
State Lottery,putting the state in the casino-style gambling business
and in direct competition with Indian casinos.
The bill's chief sponsor, Rep. Mark Holsten, R-Stillwater, said the
competition isn't Indian casinos, but other racetracks in other states
that offer casino-style gambling to supplement purses. Those higher
purses work unfairly against Minnesota's horse industry, Holsten said.
"This is about a level playing field," he said.
But others at the hearing, including Randy Sampson,president and
general manager of Canterbury Park, said the video slot machines and
card tables would compete for customers with Indian casinos,
including nearby Mystic Lake,which is owned and operated by the
Mdewakanton Sioux.
"I think some healthy competition is not going to hurt those
operations," he said.
Besides the bill authorizing slot machines at Canterbury,the
subcommittee also passed bills that:
❑ Would permit a card club at the racetrack, a separate area where
customers could play cards against each other and the track would
collect a percentage of the gambling action.
❑ Would allow dice games to be played in bars.
It was the Canterbury slot machine bill that kept more than a dozen
lobbyists on various sides of the issue in the committee room till after
9 p.m. Tuesday.
A similar bill was proposed two years ago,but it would have used
profits to build a baseball stadium, an unpopular cause. It lost by two
votes in the Senate.
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This year,profits would go to the state,possibly as much as $25
million a year, Sampson said.
Gov. Jesse Ventura has said he would sign a Canterbury slot machine
bill if it gets to his desk, said Pam Perri Weaver, a deputy director of
governmental relations for the governor.
Under current law, Indians enjoy a monopoly on casino-style
gambling in Minnesota.
The state operates the lottery,which was approved by voters in 1988
and opened for business in 1990. Since then it has been unwritten
legislative policy to prohibit the expansion of gambling outside
Indian reservations.
Critics have pointed out that Indian-owned casinos continue to
expand by building additions.
Gordon Adams Jr.,.a;member of the Bois Forte tribal council,which
operates the Fortune Bay Casino and Resort near Tower,told the
committee that the casino monopoly has allowed tribal members to
improve their lives. He said the federal law that permits Indian tribes
to establish casino operations wasn't about gambling. "It was about
ending poverty and despair."
Adams said that if Canterbury gets slots, other operations closer to his
reservation, such as the Giants Ridge ski area,will seek similar
legislation.
Rep. Phyllis Kahn,DFL-Minneapolis, suggested to her colleagues on
the committee that the issue should be put to the voters in the form of
a constitutional amendment.
Voters approved parimutuel betting, which led to construction of
Canterbury Park, she,said. Voters also approved establishing the
lottery. Why not give them an opportunity to vote on another
expansion of gambling?she asked.
"That's the role of the Legislature," replied Holsten.
All three bills were sent to the House Committee on Government
Operations and Veterans Affairs.
The Canterbury slot machine bill and the card club bill,passed on
voice votes,were sent to the full committee without
recommendations on whether the committee should pass them, a
sear normal procedure. The dice bill was passed on a voice vote,but with
Pktra a recommendation that the full committee should approve it.
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