\nThe games would allow bar patrons to place pari-mutuel wagers on races that have already been run. Video footage of thousands of races would be stored on the machines, with the horses, dates, and location of the race scrambled to conceal the results before the footage is played back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nSince the machines would accept pari-mutuel bets, revenue would almost entirely go to the racing industry. Charitable gaming advocates say that would cut into revenue that supports nonprofits in North Dakota.<\/p>\n
Charitable organizations in the state are currently permitted to offer slot machines at their facilities after obtaining a license and paying a $150 annual fee. Nonprofits pay a five percent tax on their first $200,000 in gross gaming proceeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The North Dakota casino expansion bill introduced by House Majority Leader Al Carlson (R) has been rejected by the heavily controlled Republican chamber. Carlson’s bill sought to more than double the number of brick-and-mortar casinos in the Roughrider State, but the legislation garnered little support even among his own party. The bill was strongly defeated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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