North Dakota’s prohibition on gambling is rooted in Article XI of its constitution. While there are no commercial casinos, tribal gambling and pari-mutuel betting became available in the 1990s, and multi-state lottery games were introduced in 2004.
And some of these laws are a little quirky.Įxceptions include charitable gambling, which was introduced in 1977 and has grown into a $2 billion industry. This is because, over the years, state lawmakers have poked holes in the prohibition by introducing several exception. There’s a lot of gambling going on in North Dakota for a state that has a blanket ban on most forms of betting.
