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Nonprofits Rally At Minnesota Capitol Against Proposed Changes To E-Pull Tabs

The bill would ban many of the most popular games, which raise up to $700 million every year for non-profits.

(CBS News)

May 8, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- At the Minnesota Capitol, some lawmakers want to make changes to electronic pull tabs that have youth sports groups, VFWs and other non-profits worried about their ability to raise money for worthy causes.

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It would ban many of the most popular games, which raise up to $700 million every year for non-profits.

Charities and youth sports supporters - including former NHL stars Devan Dubnyk and Tom Chorske - protested the changes slipped into the DFL House tax bill.

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