Lawmakers Float Racino Bill To Help Fund Stadium

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Two Minnesota lawmakers have introduced a bill to authorize casino-style gambling at the Canterbury Park horse-racing track and use tax proceeds to help pay for a new Vikings stadium.

The Vikings' plan for a $1.1 billion stadium in Arden Hills is currently $131 million short of the needed construction funds under a plan that would split costs between the team, Ramsey County and the state.

Sen. Dan Sparks and Rep. Tom Hackbarth say that could come from the so-called "racino" proposal.

But the chief House sponsor of the stadium bill says he's not convinced it's a good idea to link gambling to the Vikings stadium.