Jun. 4—Mark McMillen says he and other bar owners, as well as local nonprofits that rely on charitable gambling, will be hammered by a last-minute law change that will restrict the popular electronic ...
Gamblers would love electronic pull tabs. Cash would flow and the state's cut from the new games would pay the public share of a new Vikings stadium. That's what Gov. Mark Dayton and other politicians ...
A recent change in state law has many worried about the future of Minnesota’s e-pull tab industry. Minnesota Legislature passed a bill in the 2023 session that includes a provision regarding e-pull ...
Recent statements in the News Tribune defending Sen. Tom Bakk’s misguided effort to kill electronic pull tabs — including the May 27 “In Response” column, “ Legislative fix needed as electronic pull ...
Since their inception in 2013, electronic pull tab games have been played enthusiastically by Minnesotans in bars, restaurants and veterans’ clubs. In addition to providing a fun way to relax with ...
MANKATO — Eric Steinmetz is admittedly a bit old fashioned, so when Minnesota introduced electronic pull-tab machines in 2012 he was skeptical the gambling public would move from paper to screen. And ...
Electronic pull tabs are under attack at the state Capitol…again. Just two years ago, powerful special interest groups and politicians introduced a misguided plan to eliminate electronic pull tabs.
A DFL tax bill would require changes in the look and design of electronic pull-tabs — and if it passes, the changes would become law on July 1. Rachel Jenner, executive director of the Charities ...
“We’re looking at a cliff and eventually we’re going to go over it,” former state representative Keith Franke said, adding that he thinks this change will harm local charities and small businesses.
Charitable gaming organizations across Minnesota say they could lose millions of dollars if the House and Senate adopt a new law prohibiting certain e-pull tab games. “Today is about taking care of ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO)-- A House DFL proposal at the state capitol would ban all electronic pull tab games currently in play across the state because they are too similar to slot machines, a move that ...