The Minnesota Legislature is considering increasing the $70 per-event prize limit to $200, allowing charities to offer more and larger grill packs, and thicker, fancier steaks, while funding local youth sports teams and other causes. This move is seen as a way to raise money for charities and maintain the tradition of meat raffles. The move is expected to be approved by the Republican House next week and approval soon after in the Senate. The charitable gambling operation at the American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minnesota, sees the sales of meat products increase significantly, supporting Legion baseball and softball teams and maintaining veterans' monuments. The raffles originated during World War II as a response to wartime rationing in the UK and spread to Canada, Australia and New Zealand.