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Twin Cities Marathon organizers eye Boston
The people who run Minnesota's largest marathon say they're watching events unfold in Boston with an eye on what it might mean for their race, scheduled for this fall.
Vikings stadium: Lawmakers to consider changing paper, electronic gambling rules
The chair of Minnesota’s House Commerce Committee said he will initiate discussions about changing  electronic gambling rules Tuesday, aiming to improve revenues that are falling far short of the amount needed to fund the state’s share of the  $1 billion Vikings stadium. Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL-Inver Grove Heights) said the time to make changes is…
E-Bingo on hold, hopes to relaunch electronic gambling game this week
Electronic linked bingo provider E-Tab said the company temporarily turned off the system the company considers the “killer app” for electronic gambling for repairs. The bingo application was running at eight different sites and the game’s manufacturer said it was getting a good response. It’s the only electronic linked bingo game approved in Minnesota so…
Twins again face decision on games because of weather
More snow is in the forecast for today in the Twin Cities with a high temperature of 36 degrees. That's not exactly ideal outdoor baseball weather, but the Twins begin a homestand tonight against the New York Mets. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with the president of the Twins, Dave St. Peter.
Vikings stadium taxes unfair, say Twins, Wild, Timberwolves
The proposal to add a trio of new taxes to the Vikings stadium deal ran into major league opposition in a House tax committee meeting tonight. “We at the Twins have some concerns about this legislation,” Minnesota Twins spokesman Kevin Smith told the panel, as it weighed a memorabilia tax, a suite tax and a…
New measure would make Vikings backup to state stadium financing
GOP Rep. Bob Barrett says he wants the Vikings to be the backup to the electronic pulltabs if the games can’t pay the debt service on a new stadium. The games are tens of millions of dollars behind expectations, almost six months after their debut in Minnesota bars. The second-term Republican from Lindstrom says he’ll…
Geno Auriemma and Connecticut are back on top. With freshman Breanna Stewart leading the way, it might be a while before they relinquish that spot. Stewart scored 18 of her 23 points in a dazzling first half and Connecticut won its eighth national championship with a 93-60 rout of Louisville on Tuesday night. It was the most lopsided victory in a title game.
Charities to legislators: Gambling is not just for the Vikings stadium
Allied Charities of Minnesota says the expansion into electronics is going well, despite doubts about whether it will grow enough, soon enough, to pay the state’s share of a new Vikings stadium. The trade group represents about half of the state’s 1,200 licensed charitable gambling operators. Executive director Al Lund says charitable gambling is thriving,…