Dreams of allowing casino gambling in South Carolina may have been shelved for the rest of the year.
House members sent a bill allowing for a casino to built in the state back to the House Ways and Means Committee, potentially killing the legislation before it could get a vote on the House floor.
But odds of a casino being allowed in the state still were a long shot even if it had made it out of the House. State Senate leadership showed little to no interest in allowing gambling in the state beyond the state lottery. Gov. Henry McMaster also is an opponent of allowing gambling. Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville, planned to offer an amendment to mandate 35% of the revenue from a casino to go toward conservation efforts, which are popular among South Carolina decision-makers.
