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Running Aces Casino & Racetrack
Racino in Columbus, Minnesota, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Running Aces Casino and Racetrack is 5/8 mile racino located in Columbus, Minnesota. The park also has a card room. The park opened in April 2008. The live race season runs from June through August.
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In the venue's first year of operation, it ran a $4 million loss for the year. By 2010, the venue was facing foreclosure. In 2013, the track's license was revoked, and it had to pay back $400,000 in a purse shortfall.[1]
In 2015, the racetrack rebranded itself as an "entertainment center".[2] In 2016, Running Aces opened a trout fishing pond on the property. In 2020, the venue opened a hotel to attract visitors.[1]
In 2024, Minnesota's racing commission voted to allow betting on historical horse racing, an effort Running Aces strongly lobbied for.[3] Later that year, the racetrack filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against three of Minnesota's tribal casinos, arguing that the tribes were operating card games beyond regulatory agreements, in direct competition with their card room.[4][5][6] Running Aces later added two other casinos owned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to their ongoing racketeering lawsuit.[7]
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