South Dakota Senate approves sports betting item on November ballot (Audio)
February 12, 2020
PIERRE, S.D.–The South Dakota Senate has shipped a measure over to the South Dakota House that would let the voters of South Dakota decide if betting on sporting events should be permitted at Deadwood casinos. The bill’s prime sponsor, Senator Bob Ewing of Spearfish says Senate Joint Resolution 501 does only one thing…
Money made on by betting on sporting events, like other legal gambling in South Dakota would go to the Deadwood Historic Preservation fund for use across South Dakota on historic preservation projects. The bill would require voters to change the South Dakota Constitution, which Senator Jim Bolin of Canton says needs to be done carefully…
Senator Lee Shoenbeck of Watertown (pictured) is ready to put sports wagering to work…
The resolution passed the Senate on a 24-10 vote with one excused. The measure now heads to the South Dakota House for consideration
