Ordinance would gear charitable gambling funds to low-income neighborhoods in St. Paul
A proposed ordinance in St. Paul would require youth programs to prove they help children in low income or minority neighborhoods in order to get proceeds from charitable gambling. Some organizations worry this will cut their funding, but others say this is an opportunity for the city to prove its commitment to racial equity. If you live in St. Paul and buy a raffle ticket at your neighborhood festival or play pull tabs at a fundraiser, 10 percent of your gamble is going to nonprofits serving youth.