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ND HCR3032
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/21/2023
Primary Sponsor
Corey Mock
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AI Summary
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Direct Legislative Management to study consolidating racing, sports, and gaming administration into a single office as either a division of the Attorney General's office or a separate agency.
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Study feasibility of creating a sports and gaming commission to expand or replace the North Dakota Racing Commission with oversight of mixed martial arts, boxing, live combative sports, charitable gaming, sports betting, the lottery, and live and simulcast racing.
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North Dakotans spent nearly $1.3 billion on electronic pull tabs in fiscal year 2021, nearly double the fiscal year 2020 amount, with approximately 138,000 residents betting $300 million annually on sports.
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Lottery ticket sales increased 24.5 percent from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2021, representing a $6 million increase, with total fiscal year 2021 lottery spending exceeding $30 million.
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Legislative Management must report findings, recommendations, and any required legislation to the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the feasibility and desirability of consolidating the administration of racing, sports, and gaming activities into a single office, whether as a division of the Attorney General's office or a separate agency, and the feasibility and desirability of creating a sports and gaming commission to expand or replace the North Dakota Racing Commission to include oversight of sports and gaming activities, including mixed martial arts, boxing, and live combative sports; charitable gaming, including licensing and permits; sports betting and other permitted games of chance; the lottery; live and simulcast racing; and other similar activities.
Last Action
Motion to reconsider failed
3/13/2023