Poker Cashback Com

Video Poker Ban A Hot Topic In N.C.

Early in 2006, lawmakers gave the green light to a law that is designed to phase put video poker by summer of next year. However, attorneies for the industry are now contesting the prohibition, saying that it is unconstitutional.

After years of trying futilely, lawmakers finally compromised ending video poker by phasing it out slowly over a year's period.

"So we had laws about how video poker was supposed to be operated," Rep. Deborah Ross (R-Wake) said. "You weren't supposed to get more than a certain amount of payout and supposed to get toy prizes like that and it was being operated instead to pay out large sums of money and induce people to put more and more money in the machines."

Current law allows three video poker machines per store. Beginning Oct. 1, this number will be cut to a maximum of two, until March 1, 2007 when the number will be further reduced to one. A complete ban will take effect on July 1.

"I am confident the law is permissible and constitutional and I hope the Attorney General defends it well and he says he will and I think it was an important law to pass to stop the video poker industry," Ross added.

"It is my understanding there will be a constitutional challenge to the video poker law," Attorney General Roy Cooper said. "We intend to defend that challenge. I personally believe the law is constitutional and not only that it's good public policy for the people of North Carolina."