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Committee hears HB 1615 on charitable gaming site authorizations, split on role of local authority
Summary
House Bill 1615 would clarify charitable gaming site authorization procedures and raise the allowable expense percentage for smaller charities to 62% on quarters of $100,000 or less; supporters say it levels the field for site owners, while the attorney general's gaming director raised concerns about process sequencing and oversight.
BISMARCK, N.D. ' Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on House Bill 1615, a bill that would clarify how charitable gaming site authorizations are obtained and adjust allowable expense percentages for smaller charities.
Representative Jim Greenieke (District 28), sponsor of the measure and proponent of an amendment drafted with input from the League of Cities, told the committee the bill does not expand gambling but clarifies the relationship among a private establishment owner, the charity and the local governing body when securing a lease and seeking site authorization. Under the amendment, an establishment owner may enter a lease with a charity and then seek city or county approval; the local governing body retains…
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