In return, the tribe's nearby Mystic Lake casino will pay tens of millions of dollars to boost track winnings over the next decade.
The state's premier horseracing track is joining forces with one of the state's wealthiest tribes in a deal that will enrich purses at ailing Canterbury Park while strengthening the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux's local monopoly on casino-style gambling.Īfter years of expensive political fighting, Canterbury has agreed to ditch its longstanding plans to add video slot machines that would create a racino.
