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Panel approves bill to let attorney general fine gaming sites instead of only suspending licenses
Summary
House Bill 1253 would allow the Office of the Attorney General to impose fines on owners of authorized gaming sites in addition to or instead of suspending site licenses for violations; the committee gave the bill a do‑pass recommendation after testimony from industry and site owners.
Bismarck — The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 1253, which would give the attorney general’s office additional enforcement options for charitable gaming‑site violations.
Under current law, committee witnesses said, regulators can suspend a site’s authorized gaming at a location for one year but lack a flexible fine option targeted at the site owner. Proponents said the one‑size‑fits‑all…
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