As the legislative session pushes forward, the North Dakota Board of Higher Education is reviewing bills affecting college campuses, funding, staff and students. At the State Board of Higher Education meeting on March 30, Chancellor Mark Hagerott thanked the board for standing with him against expanding sports gambling.
“They call it gaming, but it’s gambling.” Hagerott said.
He told the board that the U.S. Senate has sent letters to approximately 60 colleges around the country that have signed partnerships with gambling organizations, questioning why they allow gambling organizations to market to students.
“You’ve got three-quarters of your campus potentially undergraduate, underage. I mean how in the world can you advertise to a stadium full of young people who are under 21?” Hagerott said.
