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A bipartisan group of South Dakota lawmakers introduced a resolution this week that would let voters decide whether to legalize sports betting in a bid to give Deadwood\u2019s gaming sector a much needed shot in the arm.<\/p>\n

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Deadwood\u2019s casinos have completely transformed the former notorious Wild West town over the last 30 years, but now the casinos need a little help from South Dakota\u2019s voters. (Image: Deadwood Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SJR 2 would ask voters next November whether the state constitution should be amended to allow the casinos to operate sports books on site. Online sports betting is not on the table.<\/p>\n

Tax revenues from sports betting — some $184,678 per year, according to Deadwood Gaming Association (DGA) Executive Director\u00a0Mike Rodman, who helped draft the amendment — would go towards the historic restoration and preservation of Deadwood, a once lawless Gold Rush town.<\/p>\n

Deadwood\u2019s Downtown Downturn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Back in the 1980s, Deadwood was run down and almost broke when someone had the idea that it should reconnect with its gambling past and introduce casinos to the main drag. In 1988, voters agreed, and South Dakota became only the third state to offer casino gambling, after Nevada and New Jersey.<\/p>\n

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Deadwood\u2019s casinos completely revitalized the town, contributing $6.8 million each year to city coffers since gambling operations launched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But 30 years later, the market is experiencing a downturn<\/a>. Gross gaming revenue for the town\u2019s 20 casinos was down 12.4 percent in 2017, a year in which two casinos closed their doors, including Kevin Costner\u2019s Midnight Star Casino<\/a>, shuttered after a 26-year run.<\/p>\n

Black Market Betting<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While sports betting is no magic bullet, supporters believe it would attract more people to Deadwood\u2019s casinos and hotels and keep others from leaving to place wagers elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was sitting at the bar at the Ramkota in Pierre and the guy next to me picked up his phone and made a bet on a football game,\u201d Larry Eliason, executive secretary of the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, told The Grand Forks Herald last month. \u201cOf course, he didn\u2019t know who I was.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSo, we know people in South Dakota bet on sports through bookies now,\u201d he added. \u201cHow much they bet and how many bookies there are, we don\u2019t know. It\u2019s difficult to accurately gauge the extent of any activity that\u2019s illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commercial casino gaming in South Dakota is limited to Deadwood, but there are also 11 tribal casinos situated throughout the state, operated by seven federally recognized tribes. The amendment would also indirectly authorize the tribes to launch sports betting because they are permitted to offer any form of gambling provided its legal anywhere else in the state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bipartisan group of South Dakota lawmakers introduced a resolution this week that would let voters decide whether to legalize sports betting in a bid to give Deadwood\u2019s gaming sector a much needed shot in the arm. SJR 2 would ask voters next November whether the state constitution should be amended to allow the casinos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":97430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,1074,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSouth Dakota Resolution Would Put Sports Betting Question on Ballot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deadwood sports betting could be in the cards, provided South Dakota residents vote for it in November. 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