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March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) established Problem Gambling Awareness Month in 2003 to increase public awareness about problem gambling while promoting prevention, treatment and recovery services.

March 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – It’s Selection Sunday for the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, and pretty soon a lot of people are going to come down with a case of bracket fever. But, if you plan on wagering any money on the games, it’s important to do so responsibly. March is actually problem gambling awareness month. While online sportsbook betting is not…

North Dakota Senate passes charitable gambling eligibility changes

January 17, 2025

KVRR Staff,

An electronic pull tab machine, right, sits next to a prototype voucher redemption machine in the training center of the gaming division, part of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can…

North Dakota lawmakers work to refine which groups can conduct charitable gambling

January 14, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, delivers remarks on charitable gambling during a public hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill under consideration by North Dakota lawmakers would restrict which organizations qualify to conduct charitable gambling. The discussion comes as electronic pull tab machines have proliferated in…

Twins legend Carew backs Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame candidacy

"It has gone too far and it’s hypocritical," Carew said in a tweet

February 2, 2023

KVRR Staff,

(FOX) – The sports world has embraced gambling as several U.S. states legalized the practice and with that have come questions about Pete Rose’s eligibility in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose was banned from enshrinement in Cooperstown after it was revealed he gambled on games while he was a player-manager for the Cincinnati Reds. He admitted to it in…

Burgum Rejects Internet Gambling, Agrees to Lower Age of 19 at Tribal Casinos

November 2, 2022

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum rejects a plea by North Dakota’s American Indian tribes to give them exclusive rights to host internet gambling and sports betting in the state. But he did endorse the tribes’ appeal to lower the legal gambling age from 21 to 19 and to allow use of credit or debit cards to bet. The…

West Fargo Rural Fire Dept. fined $20,000 for violating ND gaming laws

June 16, 2022

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota’s attorney general has fined the West Fargo Rural Fire Dept. and barred it from conducting charitable gambling at two sites after investigators uncovered significant violations of state gaming laws and administrative rules. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the gambling was directly benefiting the owner of Bar Nine and Bordertown Bar & Grill. Wrigley fined…

Virus failed to curb North Dakota’s appetite for gambling

June 1, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – The coronavirus pandemic did not slow North Dakotans’ appetite for gambling, with more than $881 million wagered on games of chance in the state in fiscal 2020. Data shows that’s a more than 50% increase from the previous year. North Dakota gambling regulator Deb McDaniel says “the pandemic has not hurt gaming whatsoever.” Electronic pull tab gambling…

North Dakota Lottery Sales Jump 12% in Fiscal 2019

North Dakota gamblers wagered $35.3 million on lottery games.

February 5, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Big jackpots during the last fiscal year led to a 12% increase in North Dakota lottery ticket sales and the second highest in state history. Lottery director Randy Miller says North Dakota gamblers wagered $35.3 million on lottery games for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That’s down from a record $35.7 million in fiscal 2016. A total…

North Dakota Horse Park to Hold Races This Weekend

You can watch races, place bets and enjoy other activities like a poker tournament, a sloppy joe eating contest and more

July 15, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.– Horse Racing is back at the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo the next two weekends. You can watch races, place bets and enjoy other activities like a poker tournament, a sloppy joe eating contest and more. Admission is $5 per day, kids 10 and under get in for free and parking is also free. Because of the…

Electronic Pull Tab Sales Could Help Minnesota Save Money On U.S. Bank Stadium

Funds from electronic pull tab were pledged to pay for the U.S. Bank Stadium

November 18, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, MN — People are spending big bucks on electronic pull tabs in Minnesota and that could help the state. Annual sales of electronic pull tabs rose 80 percent during the last fiscal year, generating $360 million. The rise in sales comes after a lackluster debut six years ago. Funds from electronic pull tab were pledged to pay for the…