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North Dakota · Question 02 of 11

Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?

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Key section parameters

JurisdictionNorth Dakota (US-ND)
RegulatorNorth Dakota Office of Attorney General — Gaming Division
FavourabilityUnfavourable
ConfidenceConfirmed
Review statusAI-generated
Last collected18 Oct 2026

Summary answer

The North Dakota Attorney General's Gaming Division administers the state's charitable-gaming licensing regime, covering organization licenses and manufacturer-distributor licenses under the statutory framework enforced against the Article XI, Section 25 constitutional prohibition. This cycle's mate…

Full section analysis

The North Dakota Attorney General's Gaming Division administers the state's charitable-gaming licensing regime, covering organization licenses and manufacturer-distributor licenses under the statutory framework enforced against the Article XI, Section 25 constitutional prohibition. This cycle's material development is administrative rather than legal: all charitable-gaming license applications and renewals are transitioning to a new online system launching in April 2026, with online filing becoming mandatory from fiscal year 2027 and online tax-return filing mandatory from July 1, 2026. This is a fragile, process-level change -- an operational shift in how the Gaming Division administers filings -- rather than a durable amendment to the licence classes, eligibility criteria, or statutory basis of the charitable-gaming regime itself. The underlying licence-class structure, distinct from tribal Class II/III compact gaming, remains unchanged this cycle.