A proposal to shake up North Dakota’s gaming commission didn’t make it past the Senate. House Bill 1525 aimed to rework who sits on the five-member panel and require more frequent meetings—but critics said letting people tied to the industry oversee it raised red flags. With charitable gaming now a $2 billion enterprise, lawmakers are treading carefully. A separate bill, Senate Bill 2224, already passed the Senate by a narrow margin and would eliminate the commission entirely, shifting oversight to the attorney general’s office. Joel Porter with KX News has the full story.
HB 1525
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 53-06.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of the executive director of the state gaming commission; to amend and reenact sections 53-01-02, 53-01-03, 53-01-07, 53-01-09, 53-01-19, 53-06.1-01, 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-03, 53-06.1-06, 53-06.1-10, 53-06.1-11 53-06.1-11.2, 53-06.1-12, 53-06.1-12.3, 53-06.1-12.4, 53-06.1-14, 53-06.1-15.1, 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-04.1, 53-06.2-07, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-12.1-01, 53-12.1-02, 53-12.1-03, 53-12.1-04, 53-12.1-09, 53-12.1-11, and 53-12.1-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the structure of the state gaming commission and the administration and regulation of games of chance, combative sports, pari-mutuel horse racing, and the lottery; and to repeal sections 53-06.2-02 and 53-06.2-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the pari-mutuel horse racing commission and pari-mutuel horse racing executive director.
House Sponsors: Koppelman (R, District 16), Grueneich (R, District 28), Hauck (R, District 36), Louser (R, District 5), D. Ruby (R, District 38), M. Ruby (R, District 40), Vetter (R, District 18),
Senate Sponsors: Castaneda (R, District 40), Cory (R, District 42), Magrum (R, District 8), Meyer (R, District 18),
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SB 2224
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the abolition of the gaming commission and the authorization of the attorney general to administer and regulate gaming.
House Sponsors:
Senate Sponsors: Myrdal (R, District 19), Luick (R, District 25),
