{"id":8195,"date":"2014-10-25T15:13:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/10\/25\/deadwood-south-dakota-gambling-measure-fiscal-boon-or-social-burden\/"},"modified":"2014-10-25T15:13:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T15:13:05","slug":"deadwood-south-dakota-gambling-measure-fiscal-boon-or-social-burden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/10\/25\/deadwood-south-dakota-gambling-measure-fiscal-boon-or-social-burden\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadwood' South Dakota Gambling measure: Fiscal boon or social burden?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tDeadwood SD, a Charming little place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\tPIERRE, S.D. (AP) \u2013 Almost 25 years after the long-shuttered Deadwood casinos reopened their doors, voters will be asked whether to approve a new batch of games that supporters say would stir stagnant revenues in the historic Old West town. Opponents are concerned it will only strengthen gambling addictions and lead to more crime.<\/p>\n

\tDeadwood casinos currently offer slot machines, poker and blackjack, but the proposed constitutional amendment \u2013 Amendment Q \u2013 will ask the state\u2019s voters whether it should also offer roulette, keno and craps \u2013 three games supporters hope would attract younger players. The measure also would allow South Dakota\u2019s tribal casinos to offer the three games since federal law lets tribal casinos to offer any gambling allowed elsewhere in a state.<\/p>\n

\tSupporters of the measure say that gambling revenue has been stagnant in recent years, in part because of new casinos in nearby Iowa and Colorado, and believe new games would bring in more profits and jobs. The measure is part of a larger, multiyear effort to rejuvenate the town, which still relies on gambling to attract visitors in addition to historical tourism.<\/p>\n

\tDeadwood Gaming Association executive director Mike Rodman said when gambling was legalized in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, only Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey, had gambling in the United States. Now, the majority of states have some sort of legalized gambling.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cDeadwood\u2019s had a couple of pretty flat years, and we think that this may be one of the issues, that we are no longer as competitive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tRodman said research shows that the proposed games, which the rugged town\u2019s original casinos had more than a century ago, are more popular with younger players, especially craps. \u201cIt\u2019s a more interactive game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tRodman said internal polling shows strong support for the measure, but the proposed amendment isn\u2019t without detractors.<\/p>\n

\tThe Family Heritage Alliance has been the main group to come out against the measure, saying the additional games will bolster the negative effects of gambling, such as increased crime, suicides, addictions and divorce. Members of the alliance did not immediately respond to The Associated Press\u2019 requests for interviews.<\/p>\n

\tRep. Steve Hickey, a Sioux Falls Republican who voted against putting the measure on the ballot, says this is the \u201cwrong way to jumpstart Deadwood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe need to curtail gambling in Deadwood. There\u2019s a social cost to it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to not be involved in helping people lose substantial amounts of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBut who remembers this?
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