- Josh Kimbrell, Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman, and Alan Wilson are all running for South Carolina Governor.
- All four candidates were asked about gambling during the governor's debate.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Wednesday marked the debate for the run for South Carolina Governor. Participating in the debate were Spartanburg County state Senator Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Representative Nancy Mace from Charleston County, U.S. Representative Ralph Norman from York County, and Attorney General Alan Wilson of Lexington County.
One of the major topics of the debate was legal craps casinos and whether or not each candidate would be in favor or not of gambling entering the state on a regulated level.
Where The Candidates Stand
While no one directly was against South Carolina craps casinos or gambling in the state, there were a few that did express minor opposition towards it to some extent. Rep. Norman, during his statement, said that he would not be taking any donations from any gambling corporations with an interest of coming to the state.
AG Wilson had a more honest answer, saying “the technology doesn’t exist to stop it” and that he’d be open to considering online gambling within state lines.
Senator Kimbrell was in favor of casinos, however, he opposed online gambling with his statement:
“I don’t believe South Carolina should be Atlantic City,” he said, but the idea of a casino “should not be discarded if we do it properly.”
Lastly, Rep. Mace chose not to take a stance on any form of gambling in the state and said she’d want to review all of the options and leave it up to the voters.