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“Mr. Strangis was appointed by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton as chair of the commission in 2013. He had served on the commission previously in the early days of Minnesota racing and returned to serve as chair more recently. He led renewed efforts to work with industry members to promote the interests of racing, protect the safety and welfare of its human and equine participants, and strengthen judicious regulation.”

“When Canterbury Park started its racing club in 2009, its goal was just to educate racing fans in Minnesota about ownership. But in the near decade since it was formed, the club has proven to be an industry-changing idea with racetracks across the country following its model.”

“The Duluth Planning Commission approved a special use permit Tuesday night, allowing the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to remove the long-shuttered building and replace it with an 18-stall surface parking lot…The Fond du Lac Band purchased the Carter in 2010 and successfully sought to have it designated sovereign land, like the Fond Du Luth Casino, which it operates next door.”

“The decision at Buffalo Wild Wings to acknowledge an effect on its business is a sign that other bars and restaurants are likely to jump into the fray.”

“Our missions have taken a back seat to maximizing profit for the state and those that profit from our labors. I have firsthand knowledge of individuals coming to Minnesota to buy bars with the expressed purpose of cashing in on charitable gambling by running a bar op. Charitable gambling in Minnesota is becoming known nationally as a get-rich-quick scheme for everyone but the charity.

“Sports betting discussions to take center stage as industry leaders come together.”

“Long-struggling U.S. gambling industries hope to cash in on newly legal sports betting, but the growing wave of electronic and mobile gaming choices is considered more likely to change the face of those businesses rather than revive them.”

“The Lottery’s ‘continued refusal to operate within the confines of state law is a source of ongoing frustration for lawmakers.'”

“Will he renew his strange fillip to take money away from Native American casinos and make the state a gambling player?”

“To gamble in Minnesota, it still requires that you travel to a casino, a racetrack (Canterbury), a convenience store (to buy a lottery ticket), or a charitable outpost that sells pull-tabs. All of that is about to change.”