Port: North Dakota is not prepared for this gambling boom
North Dakota’s gambling landscape has transformed from small blackjack tables in corner bars to a booming, $2.4 billion industry driven by electronic pull tabs. Supporters point to charities as the beneficiaries, but critics see nonprofits operating more like casinos with tax exemptions. Meanwhile, the state has devoted just $1.2 million to problem gambling treatment—barely a drop compared to the scale of revenues. As lawmakers weigh the social costs against the charitable cover, the question lingers: is North Dakota truly prepared for what it unleashed? Rob Port digs on in on the questions we’ll all eventually have to answer.
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