Casinos in Deadwood to Begin Offering New Games next Week

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Casinos in Deadwood are betting the introduction of three new voter-approved games will help reinvigorate the historic Black Hills town and level its odds against gambling hotspots across the country.

Keno, craps and roulette begin play July 1.

Industry advocates believe the new games will bring in peoples who otherwise would have traveled elsewhere for the games.

Deadwood Gaming Association Executive Director Mike Rodman says he's optimistic about a boost from the new games after roughly flat gambling revenue in 2013 and 2014.

General Manager David Schneiter says Cadillac Jack's Gaming Resort will offer the new games. He says the games will be good for Deadwood by expanding the market.

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