Whether South Carolina legalizes sports betting, authorizes a casino, or welcomes back video gaming could come down to who replaces Gov. Henry McMaster in the Governor’s Mansion.
In a crowded gubernatorial field of three Democrats and five Republicans, gambling provides voters a distinction between candidates on each party’s primary ballot.
Just one candidate left in the race supports opening a casino in South Carolina. Three other Republicans and a Democrat oppose the idea, though one of those Republicans is open to all other types of wagers.
A second pair — one from each party — wants to ask voters what they support.
