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communication at the table. Commissioners debated whether people should be able to listen to music while playing, and industry representatives agreed that many of their customers like to do so.
• "I'm wondering if we're not already one step behind the world of cheaters," said Vice Chairman Dennis Duncan, who initially wanted to ban all electronic devices at the tables in casinos.
• He eventually supported a policy that would allow players to listen to music on their cellphones. Commissioner Karen Crew said they could change the rule if it people started to abuse it.
• "At this point, if we have not had an issue with them, why we would need to prohibit them?" she asked.
• Commissioners also adopted rules to support a new state law effective July 1 that makes entering a casino while banned and on an exclusion list a misdemeanor. The new penalty will be equivalent to what's imposed for underage gambling. There was previously no penalty for people on the list who violated it.
• The policies must be presented to the Legislature's Rules Review committee and then could be filed with the Secretary of State's office as early as July.
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Stalled car sparked gas leak fire in Dell Rapids
• DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say a stalled SUV sparked the gas leak fire in Dell Rapids that burned for more than four hours Tuesday.
• Capt. Paul Niedringhaus of the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday said the vehicle stalled right over the gas leak. Niedringhaus said the fire began when the driver started the ignition again.
• The driver suffered minor burns.
• A contractor drilling in the area hit the pipe. The gas line fire led to the closure of area streets and the evacuation of homes and businesses. The flames initially were 20 to 30 feet high.
• MidAmerican Energy operates the line. A spokeswoman says the damaged pipe is a 4-inch steel metro gas line that runs down the road and feeds the service lines that go into the residences.
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Gov. Sandoval to chair Western governors group
• COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The Western Governors' Association has selected Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval as its new chairman.
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