ND tribes want exclusive rights on online gambling
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North Dakota’s five American Indian tribes want exclusive rights to host internet gambling and sports betting throughout the state utilizing servers located on their reservations.
The tribes are turning to Republican Gov. Doug Burgum to approve the idea, under tribal-state agreements known as a compacts.
The current compacts expire at the end of this year and only Burgum can approve them.
The governor wouldn’t comment on the proposal because negotiations are ongoing.
Tribes argue the provision is needed because of the explosion of electronic pull tab machines across the state that have hurt their casinos, which are central to many tribes’ economies.
