Minnesota Casinos

Minnesota casinos are located in the "Land ofslots, 28 table games, with blackjack and poker,
10,000 Lakes," a Northern state known for itsas well as nine restaurants and two hotels. In
natural beauty, cultural attractions, and aaddition, Minnesota casinos include the Grand
prosperous economy. Minnesota, ranked as theCasino Hinckley, with 54,800 square feet, 2,170
"Most Livable State" in the United States, has aslots, 47 table games, six restaurants, and four
population of over 5,000,000 people and an areahotels; and the Grande Casino Mille Lacs, in
of 79,610 square miles. The capital of Minnesota,Onamia, with 54,800 square feet, 1,885 slots, 24
St. Paul, with a population of approximatelytable games, five restaurants, and two hotels.
280,000, is located adjacent to Minneapolis on theSome of the smaller Minnesota casinos include the
Mississippi River. The two cities are often referredFortune Bay Resort Casino, in Tower, with 50,000
to as the "Twin Cities" of Minnesota.square feet, 686 slots, and 12 table games; the
There are a number of Minnesota casinosNorthern Lights Casino, in Walker, with 40,000
scattered throughout the state, either located onsquare feet, 950 slots, and 12 table games; and
Native American Tribal land or under Nativethe Fond-du-Luth Casino, in Duluth, with 20,000
American jurisdiction. Minnesota has 22 tribal-statesquare feet, 745 slots, and four table games. The
regulations for Minnesota casinos, which allowPrairie Edge Casino Resort, a smaller casino in
blackjack, slots, craps, and other video gamingGranite Falls, has 27,000 square feet, 660 slots,
machines, while separate tribal agreements allowand six table games.
poker and bingo. The Mystic Lake Casino, in PriorMinnesota casinos do not provide any revenue in
Lake, is the largest in Minnesota, with 125,000the form of taxes to the state of Minnesota.
square feet, 4,000 slots, 84 table games, fourThere are some fees, however, that compensate
restaurants, and a hotel. The Treasure Islandthe state to some extent for inspections and
Resort and Casino, in Welch, is another largeother items in the tribal agreements. Minnesota is
casino, with 116,000 square feet of gambling area,rich in natural attractions, a land of "sky-tinted"
2,500 slots, 44 table games, seven restaurants,waters, with an economy that might be well be
and a small hotel.enhanced with the expansion and introduction of
Another popular Minnesota casino is Jackpotmore casinos in the future.
Junction, in Morton, with 80,000 square feet, 1,650