I\u2019ve always supported Deadwood and their gaming in our community because it\u2019s a huge asset for our community, as well as the state and the funds that they receive from all of it,\u201d <\/strong>Ewing said.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve always supported them adding different games due to the fact that communities that surround us in other states have a lot of these games already. It puts Deadwood on a more level playing field.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIf Amendment B passes, the Legislature will set up the rules and regulations, as well as determine whether there will be\u00a0 apps for online betting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think the Legislature will look at that, because it is being successfully done in both Iowa and Colorado right now, and that would give everyone in South Dakota that option to legally bet on sporting events,\u201d<\/strong> said Mike Rodman, the executive director of the Deadwood Gaming Association, to DakotaNewsNow.com.<\/p>\nFear of Gambling Addiction<\/strong><\/h2>\nOne of the opponents of Ewing\u2019s bill is the Speaker of the House, Steven Haugaard (R-Sioux Falls). His concerns are two-fold. The first is the limited upside. The aforementioned report from the South Dakota Legislative Research Council projects additional tax revenue of less than $185,000. The second is an increased risk of gambling addiction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t a liberty issue or a revenue issue, this is a life issue,\u201d <\/strong>Haugaard wrote in a pamphlet assembled by South Dakota\u2019s office of the secretary of state that explains the pros and cons of Amendment B and other ballot questions.<\/p>\n\u201cSports can already be an obsession. It shouldn\u2019t be a training ground for young people to develop a gambling addiction. The few dollars that would come from sports betting pales in comparison to the damage it causes. We are the second-most gambling dependent state in the nation. We don\u2019t need to make that worse.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nEwing acknowledged Haugaard\u2019s concerns, but said the positives outweigh the risks.<\/p>\n
No one\u2019s got a gun held to their head telling them they have to gamble. It\u2019s a permissive thing that those folks that do enjoy it will have that opportunity,\u201d<\/strong> he told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAmendment B also would allow sports gambling at the state\u2019s tribal-run casinos.<\/p>\n
Gov. Kristi Noem, who opposed a similar measure in 2019, has reversed course this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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