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Weekly Update from the ND Gaming Alliance

November 2, 2021

By team Lenn & Co.

Good afternoon members!  Hope all is well.  Time for another bi-weekly update.

Over the past couple of weeks, ND Gaming Alliance has been diligently watching interim committees and preparing for next week’s legislative special session.  Although the special session appears to be fairly quiet for our association, the interim committees continue to raise eyebrows.

It is becoming quite obvious that there are several people in the state that simply do not appreciate charitable gaming and the positive effects it has on our communities.  Millions of dollars are distributed to communities by the charities that are involved in gaming.  These dollars have purchased fire trucks, built baseball fields, supported youth sports, provided dollars for disease research, helped disabled veterans, and the list goes on.  To see how many dollars have been given out, you can go to this link.  They are updating their system so this is Q4 of 2020 numbers, but the dollars are staggering and I would doubt if the legislature could provide these funds to all these necessary items.   https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/sites/ag/files/documents/Gaming/2020-12-QuarterlyReport.pdf  

Even though all these charitable dollars are going to good causes, there are groups out there that want to limit, decrease, or even shut down charitable gaming.  We won’t let that happen.  However, the 2023 session will be upon us sooner than later, and the ND Gaming Alliance will be prepared and ready to defend our industry so we can continue to support those in need.  We are nearing our membership goal for 2021 and continue to add new members every week.  By the time the 2023 session is here, ND Gaming Alliance will have a membership that our legislators will need to listen to.  We won’t let outside interests hinder our business and charities.

We would like to thank all of you that responded to our last update with ideas regarding the rent structure.  We had several of you reach out, and we have used all those ideas to work towards a solution to improve the rent structure.  We will continue to work with ND Hospitality Association prior to the next session on this matter.

Please continue to reach out with any questions or concerns you have.  It’s always great hearing from you and we are always here to help.  Thank you, everyone.  Have a profitable week!

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