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Post-Session Update from the Charitable Gaming Industry of ND

November 11, 2021

By team Lenn & Co.

In our last update, we stated that the special session was going to be quiet regarding charitable gaming.  Well, that proved to be untrue.  Yesterday morning, an amendment was written which one of the legislators was going to attach to HB 1509 which was a simple technical correction bill.  The amendment is attached for you to review.  This amendment would have been detrimental to the charitable gaming industry.  ND Gaming Alliance successfully lobbied the committee and the legislator who was planning on introducing the amendment and in the end, the representative agreed to not introduce the proposed amendment to HB 1509.

As I stated in our last update also, there are groups of people in our state that despise charitable gaming and will do anything they can to reduce or eliminate gaming in North Dakota.  These groups are not going away which further exemplifies the need for our organization to continue to grow and to protect our industry.  The 2023 session which is less than 14 months away will be here before we know it.  Without a doubt, these groups are going to come in charging and well-funded.  We are going to continue to have to stick together as a group and use our collective power to beat back any more attempts that will surely be aimed at crippling charitable gaming in North Dakota.

ND Gaming Alliance is going to continue to monitor the special session to make sure no more amendments are attempted which would hurt our industry.  Thank you to those of you that I reached out to quickly yesterday and who helped make phone calls and emails.  It surely made a difference. 

In the meantime, we will continue to alert you to any happenings in our industry and look forward to continuing to serve you all.  Thank you.

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