New study promotes electronic gambling for North Dakota

A new report is giving North Dakota non-profits the opportunity to persuade politicians they should be allowed to engage in electronic gambling.
So-called "electronic pull tabs," which are offered in Mississippi bingo halls and for Virginia's charitable gambling industry, are much easier to manage and track than the paper tickets that are common in North Dakota bars and social clubs, industry officials suggest.

Earlier this year, politicians ordered a study of North Dakota's laws impacting charitable gambling and pari-mutuel horse racing. The report has been given to the Legislature's interim Judiciary Committee, which asked charities to recommend potential changes. The committee will make a report to the full legislature in two years."We would like to have something that is a little more up-to-date and cost effective," said Karen Breiner, the president of the Charitable Gaming Association of North Dakota.

Breiner is the gambling manager for Fargo's Plains Art Museum, one of the state's largest charitable gambling operations. Electronic pull tabs probably will not replace paper tickets entirely, but some players may prefer them, experts indicate.

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Online Horse Racing Comes to Midwest

Gamers can now play the ponies without leaving home in the Midwest. The Illinois Racing Board passed a new resolution yesterday, giving three companies leave to host online horse race betting.

The move means gamblers can place bets through approved Web sites or by phone, interactive television and mobile devices, and also creates a major advertising opportunity for sites that promote gambling. Before the new law, bets could be made only at a track or an off-track betting parlor.

The policy is aimed at making online betting easier for people, while also attracting a younger, Web-savvy clientele to horse racing.

"I think it's great that Illinois is finally getting into the electronic age," said Dennis Bookshester, a Racing Board commissioner. "This is an opportunity for us to really increase the amount of interest in our sport."

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One firm launched its online betting program within hours of the board's approval, a quick turnaround that was expected because all three sites already are set up to manage online betting in other states.

Gamers must set up an account on one of the approved Web sites, and enter credit card or other payment information needed to make a wager. They also can review past performances and other betting statistics and watch races streaming live from around the world.

The state is applying a 1.75 percent tax on each bet, which regulators estimate will raise as much as $1 million a year. The rest is divided among track owners and horsemen.

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