Port: ‘Gamblers will find us. They always do.’

North Dakota’s “charitable” gambling industry has grown into something almost unrecognizable. What began as pull-tab jars for good causes now fuels billion-dollar revenues — and blurred lines between charity and commerce. As nonprofits buy up bars and open venues built entirely around gambling, questions about integrity and oversight are piling up. When a charity manager also owns the bar hosting the games, is it still charity, or has it quietly become business as usual in North Dakota’s latest boom industry? Rob Port with Inforum has the story that should be starting to trigger alarm bells and warning lights.

Rob Port

InForum

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