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Governor Mark Dayton today sounded a different tone after 

 on whether the Gambling Control Board was as open as it should have been about the gambling industry’s role in estimating the revenue the state could expect from electronic pulltabs.

Asked about the industry's role for a second day, he defended 

his administration's previous consultations with the gambling industry

, dating back to 2011, as state officials weighed whether electronic pulltabs would make enough to pay for the state share of a Vikings stadium:

The Associated Press quoted Dayton yesterday as saying he "wasn’t aware of the input from an industry that stood to profit from the new games," and they should have been disclosed -- even though his own administration cited industry input as a basis for its projections.

Dayton's explanation today: he might have forgotten that part. Here's how he actually put it:

You can see the video of his full remarks on the subject 

In a separate interview, revenue commissioner Myron Frans said today that, yes, the gambling industry's input was baked into the state's electronic pulltab projections from the start, and that his agency was forthright about it.

That said, the governor also acknowledged that the root problem remains, and that his administration and the Legislature are going to have to work out the gap between the reality and the promise of electronic pulltabs:

Tim Nelson

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Governor Mark Dayton today sounded a different tone after critical remarks on whether the Gambling Control Board was as open as it should have been about the gambling industry’s role in estimating the revenue the state could expect from electronic pulltabs. Asked about the industry’s role for a second day, he defended his administration’s previous consultations with the…

Dayton: Industry SHOULD be part of pulltab projections

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