Senator-Elect Al Novstrup and I agree that video lottery is a terrible way to fund state operations. Novstrup said (at about 53:00 in our November 4 KSDN radio debate)…
Tag: gambling
I guess for video lottery operators, the only thing worse than getting robbed is getting regulated. The South Dakota Lottery Commission met last Thursday to…
Bob Mercer notes that gambling is expanding in South Dakota. At the end of August, the South Dakota Lottery will offer a new EZ Match instant-win…
Holy cow! Rep. Lance Russell (R-30/Hot Springs) beats Governor Dennis Daugaard and the Democrats to the punch and puts the first real teacher pay bill of the…
I said last week that House Bill 1048, which would increase the number of video lottery machines per establish, raise bets and prizes, and let a more-empowered state Lottery Commission keep…
Someone’s still looking out for North Sioux City’s stiffer gambling competition from across the river. Dakota Dunes Senator Dan Lederman tried and failed twice to get…
The South Dakota Lottery Commission gave state government’s favored advertiser Lawrence & Schiller $950,000 to rebrand the state’s gambling activities. Here’s what we get for our money: Lawrence…
Bob Mercer sat in on Thursday’s meeting of the South Dakota Lottery Commission and learned that the new Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City kept video lottery growth…
In the right corner, weighing in with Heisenbergian uncertainty on the legal grounds for prosecuting fantasy sports gamblers, the Meade County Mauler, the Channette Choker, Attorney General…
At least Rep. Lance Russell (R-30/Hot Springs) is trying. Unlike Governor Dennis Daugaard, who has yet to offer clear support for his own Blue Ribbon K-12…