Section 25. The legislative assembly shall not authorize any game of chance, lottery, or 
gift  enterprises, under any pretense, or for any purpose whatever.  However,  the legislative 
assembly shall authorize the state of North Dakota to join a multi-state lottery for the benefit of 
the  state  of  North  Dakota,  and,  the  legislative  assembly  may authorize  by law bona  fide 
nonprofit  veterans',  charitable,  educational,  religious,  or  fraternal  organizations,  civic  and 
service  clubs,  or  such  other  public-spirited  organizations  as  it  may recognize,  to  conduct 
games of chance when the entire net proceeds of such games of chance are to be devoted to 
educational, charitable, patriotic, fraternal, religious, or other public-spirited uses.