It would be a similar set-up with electronic pull-tabs, according to King Wilson, who is executive director of Allied Charities of Minnesota, and paper pull-tabs would still be available.

Typically, charities contract with bars to run pull-tabs either a representative from the charity runs the show, or the charity pays the bar a fee to staff the pull-tabs. And charities benefit from pull-tabs, which is why it's sometimes called charitable gambling. It's like playing a slot machine because you have to match up pictures the big difference is that you're playing against other people, not the house, and there are a finite number of winners. Playing is simple: you buy a card, you pull back the tab, and if the images on your card match, you're a winner. If you've never seen a pull-tab, the blog Locally Grown Northfield has a great visual. What are electronic pull-tabs and how much revenue could they generate?Įlectronic pull-tabs are a virtual upgrade of a type of gambling that already exists in Minnesota: paper pull-tabs. Three gambling options are being floated. Now, Dayton and legislators are looking at other forms of financing for a stadium which is likely to cost between $900 million and $1.1 billion. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders from both parties said there was not enough support at the Capitol to exempt either Ramsey County or Minneapolis from holding a referendum on a sales tax increase.

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