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startribune.com - 5/5/2009
State's online gambling ban goes too far, legislator says
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Rep. Pat Garofalo introduced a bill that if passed would keep Minnesota from enforcing its ban of online gambling. The state "has better things to do," Garofalo said.

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MN Legislator Says Online Gambling Ban Goes Too Far Republican: “The state ‘has better things to do’”
Pokerati | Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas Poker Blog — ... The Minnesota Star Tribune has an article on a Republican’s legislation Monday to bar the state’s Department of Public Safety from attempting to ...

Minnesota Update: Online Gambling Block Crumbling
PartTimePoker News — ... Garofalo spoke to the Star Tribune about his motivation for introducing the bill: “The Department of Public Safety has to have better things to do with their time than to go after a college kid in his dorm room or some guy sitting in his basement spending a couple of hours playing online poker,” Garofalo said Monday afternoon. “Demanding that a private-sector Internet service provider block access to websites is not a proper function of our state government.” ...

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