Will N.C. create a lottery-video poker partnership?

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Rip Snorter — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:40:23 GMT

North Carolina has about 10,000 registered machines, and sheriffs suspect there are thousands more.I'd bet it's not only the sheriffs suspecting there are thousands more. On the other hand, if crimes involving victims are absent in NC, it's easy to understand why sheriffs would be looking for other things for the boys to do besides napping behind billboards, keeping an eagle-eye open for unfastened seatbelts, and trying to catch people not coming to a complete stop at stop-signs. The suspicion... [ More ]

Will N.C. create a lottery-video poker partnership?

Lottery Post — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:51:02 GMT

North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg, argues that North Carolina's new education lottery will remove the allure of another hotly debated form of gambling -- video poker. People tell me the lottery will probably pretty much do away with video poker, said Black, who backs the video poker industry. Those people who want to do some recreational gambling can certainly get their kicks with the lottery. Other video poker supporters hope the opposite will happen.A few states have made... [ More ]