Could water baptize a river district right into a entertainment and casino destination and attract tourists? Officials with Yankton Area growth that is progressive believe it could.

The team introduced a plan earlier in the day this week to construct an area near the Missouri River that would include a casino, restaurants, music space, river access, meeting space, waterparks, retail room, a downtown marina as well as an excursion watercraft to compliment the historic structures already here. The price is between $30-50 million and would be privately funded by investors.

‘We’re continuing to broaden our mission a little bit and realizing, from a workforce standpoint, we really need people,’ YAPG chairman Rob Stephenson said. ‘We really require people whom want to live and stay in Yankton.’

Modeled After Deadwood

The casino would consist of 500 slots and 10 table games, and along with hotel revenue, would bring within an estimated $32-$40 million annually. Deadwood, which has had controversy expansion that is surrounding has seven gaming spots to make bets within the historic city where crazy Bill Hickok was shot dead at a poker table in 1876.

YAPG president John Kramer stated t […]

North Dakota’s intends to expand gambling by creating up to six state-owned casinos have been grabbing the headlines within the neighborhood news, due to the probable effect on tribal and charitable video gaming operators.

However now an under-the-radar bill, spotted by local radio host Mike McFeeley this week, poses an additional risk to the 300-odd charitable gambling areas in bars and clubs throughout the state.

Senate Bill 2221 would authorize ‘historic racing’ or ‘instant racing’ machines at as much as ten locations in the Peace Garden State. These machines allow gamblers to put bets on races that have been completely run.

Video footage of races from around the world are stored, and a race is played at random when bets have actually been put. The names for the horses and times and places regarding the races, are, of course, concealed through the bettor.

Slot or otherwise Not?

Ostensibly, the machines are made to simulate a day at the races for the happy-go-lucky bettor, but there is additionally another, less apparent basis for their existence. Because these races are classed as parimutuel betting, with multiple players causing a pool, they are not defined as ‘slots,’ or casino gaming.