Governor ‘could veto’ Grand Forks gambling plans
Wayne Stenehjem, the North Dakota Attorney General, is letting local native Americans open an electronic bingo casino despite his personal objections.
Although he has reservations about the idea, he said that he cannot prevent the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa from going ahead with their planned action in Grand Forks.
Tribal officials moved from wanting to operate slot machines to wanting to operate electronic bingo devices because unlike slot machines, these are considered Class II gambling devices.
Class II gambling devices require no change in the state gambling compact, website dot-bingo.com reports.
Despite Mr Stenehjem giving his consent, he warned that Governor John Hoeven could veto plans to operate the video bingo venue anywhere near Grand Forks.