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2012 Kentucky Derby: "I'll Have Another" Wins Run for the Roses

Townsquare Media — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:34:09 +0000

I'll Have Another won the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday.

Dayton Oks Poker, Horse Race Gambling Expansion

The Associated Press — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:15:04 +0000

Poker players will be able to find more seats and place bigger bets in horse track card rooms and Minnesota Indian tribes will get permission to simulcast live racing. Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Friday that expands gambling in both ways. It stems from a deal between the owners of Minnesota's Canterbury Park and operators of lucrative tribal casinos.

Horse Race Gambling Deal Clears Minnesota House

The Associated Press — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:03:34 +0000

Minnesota legislators have sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill permitting more poker tables and higher betting limits at horse racing tracks and giving tribal casinos access to racing simulcasts. The bill cleared the House by a 97-34 vote on Monday, following lopsided approval by the Senate days earlier.