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Monday, October 26, 2026
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Tribe loses challenge to electronic table games

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court allowed a recognize tribe to challenge a decision by the Minnesota Racing Commission to allow a horse racetrack to add new electronic table games. The court was evenly decided on the merits of the case, so the court of appeals’ conclusion is upheld: The games in question are not “video games of chance,” so they are legal in Minnesota law.

Read the ruling here.

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