A bill to allow sports betting in tribal casinos (HB 2638) passed the House late Thursday night with a bipartisan 83-14 vote, just two days after it was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Under the bill, non-tribal business owners would be excluded. A last-minute amendment by Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) was approved to add an emergency clause to the bill, which would make the bill, if enacted, effective immediately and prevent a statewide referendum vote on it. Opponents said that expanding gambling should not be considered an emergency and that the emergency clause would likely be challenged in court.