SANTEE, S.C. — A new bill introduced at the South Carolina State House Thursday could make Orangeburg County the first place in South Carolina to have a casino.
The I-95 Economic and Education Stimulus Act bill was presented to the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee. It would grant casino licenses to certain counties categorized as Tier 4, which could benefit Orangeburg County.
“I-95 is one of the places along I-95 considered in the poverty belt for some counties, and so any economic development would be looked at favorably because of the fact that it would boost tourism and infrastructure as well as housing in that area,” Orangeburg County Administrator Harold Young said…