The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has reached a deal that will put an end to expand non-Indian gaming in Minnesota, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
The tribe will contribute $10 million over the next two years to purses at Canterbury Park.
The amounts will increase over the remainder of the 10-year deal.
In exchange, the track will drop its push to authorize slot machines.
"The racino wars have ended," a source told the paper.
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Source: Canterbury, tribe cut deal that kills push for racino
(The Minneapolis Star Tribune 6/4)
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Shakopee Tribe reportedly makes deal over non-Indian gaming
Monday, June 4, 2012
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