North Dakota has a mix of tribal casinos and charitable gaming outlets spread across the state. Online gambling? Not yet. 2020, hopefully!
There is no one tribe that oversees all casinos. The Spirit Lake Tribe, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and Standing Rock Sioux all operate casinos in North Dakota.
Charitable gaming and tribal casinos are overseen by the North Dakota Gaming Division who are responsible for regulating and enforcing audits. During 2015-17, charitable casinos in North Dakota helped raise over $42m for good causes.
Sports betting is not legal in North Dakota but this could be changing soon. There remains much work to be done as the state laws are strict but there are bills being written. Promises for votes on this legislation have also been made and are likely to begin in 2019.
There are five casinos operating in North Dakota but these are limited to Tribal Casinos. As mentioned, North Dakota has some very strict laws concerning all gambling, especially with casinos. That said, the Tribal Casinos are the real deal and offer every game players expect such as craps, slots, roulette and blackjack.
Playing online poker in North Dakota is not illegal although it is illegal to operate an online poker site. Therefore, North Dakota online poker players are limited to the off-shore sites.
While the state of North Dakota may be strict with its gambling rules, it isn’t when it comes to their lottery. All the big-name brands are available in the state in drawings, scratch offs, and raffles. They even have a downloadable app for loyal players.
While you could say wagering on fantasy sports in North Dakota is legal, the more apt way to describe it would be not illegal. All the DFS sites are operating in the state but the industry remains unregulated for now.
Horse racing betting is very popular in the state of North Dakota and there are two tracks in operation for live racing. There are also OTB’s simulcasting throughout the state and wagering online is completely legal. Try BetAmerica and AmWager horse racing betting websites.
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