Yankton Sioux Chairman Robert Flying Hawk said in an official statement that there are 11 tribal casinos in the region that would be negatively impacted by Port Yankton. He claimed these casinos contribute $266 million to South Dakota\u2019s economy and provide about 3,000 jobs.<\/p>\n
“The Port Yankton project threatens the livelihood of South Dakota’s tribes and the state’s economy,” said Flying Hawk.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nVoters passed a constitutional amendment in 1988 authorizing gambling in Deadwood, allowing it to reconnect with its past as a famous Gold Rush gambling hub where Wild Bill Hickock suffered the ultimate bad beat at the poker table.<\/p>\n
But the subsequent gambling explosion resulted in South Dakota being named the second-most \u201cgambling-addicted\u201d state, after Nevada, in a 2016 study by WalletHub.<\/p>\n
The financial advice website noted the state had 52 casinos and gambling halls, serving a population of just 853,000. Ignoring tourists (which kind of misses the point), Deadwood had a population of 1,288 at the last census (2013), which means the city has a casino for every 24.7 people, said WalletHub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
South Dakota lawmakers will debate a bill this week that proposes licensing a casino in Yankton, a city of 23,000 people where the Missouri river meets the state\u2019s southern border with Nebraska. If approved, it would be the first commercial casino authorized outside of\u00a0Deadwood and would require a constitutional amendment, to be agreed to by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":70856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
South Dakota Legislature Mulls Port Yankton Casino Proposal<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n