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• "Overall performance is good," Reinke said. "This portfolio continues to perform well."
• As of June 6, the portfolio was valued at $1.26 million.
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Recount coming in SD Senate race split by 30 votes
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota candidate for state Senate David Johnson is working on petitions for a recount.
• Rapid City incumbent Republican Phil Jensen won 1,234 votes -- 30 more than Johnson in Tuesday's primary.
• The difference between the two candidates is within the 2 percent margin required for a recount. The winner will face Democrat Robin Page in the November election.
• Candidates have three days after the vote counts are finalized by the Secretary of State's office to file the petition.
• Johnson must submit petitions to the auditors in Meade and Pennington counties by Friday.
• Brandon Johnson is the Secretary of State's office senior elections coordinator. He says he can't think of an instance when a recount has reversed the pronounced results. He adds that the automatic tabulating equipment is very accurate.
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SD Gaming Commission OKs new rules, games
NORA HERTEL, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota gambling oversight commission accepted several new rules and changes to existing mandates Wednesday, including policies to allow two new games in casinos: War Blackjack and Dead Man's Hand.
• The three of the five members of the state's Commission on Gaming who were present at the public hearing also set policies on use of electronic devices at tables. About a dozen representatives from Deadwood casinos and the gambling industry were there as well.
• Commissioners watched demonstrations of the two new games.
• Tony Sieber, general manager at the Four Aces Casino in Deadwood, requested the rule change for War Blackjack. The game, which was previewed in Las Vegas last fall, is a combination of the two games in its name. Dead Man's Hand, another variation on blackjack, was requested by Silverado/Franklin Gaming controller Tim Burke.
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