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Pawlenty insists Minnesota must adjust to quick change - 2004-02-06
Gov. Tim Pawlenty called on the Minnesota Legislature on Thursday to employ the "special Minnesota spirit" to changing the manner in which the state approaches everything from gambling and public safety to taxes and education funding.

The greatest surprise was Pawlenty's public message that he wants to bargain the state's gambling compacts with Indian tribes that give them a monopoly on casino gambling in the state. The state receives no earnings from the casinos -- a sore point with many lawmakers.
Read the full story at Duluth News Tribune

Gambling on a show and sell approach - 2004-02-06
Coming from his second meeting with Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, J. Terrance Lanni, chairman and chief executive officer of MGM Mirage, saw the 30-minute meeting as a "meet and greet."

MGM Mirage is the probable buyer of Wembley, plc, the parent company of Lincoln Park, site of a video slot machine operation that is a key source of revenue for state government.
As a result, Lanni supplied no information about whether MGM Mirage is scheduled to continue to operate Lincoln Park as it is, turn it into a casino or whether they would maintain live dog racing.
Read the full story at Pawtucket Times