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The state of North Carolina has prohibited poker for 12 years. Now, fish games are the new gaming trend in the state. Arcade operators who offer fish games assert they are following North Carolina law because the funds a person can win are based on skill, not luck. However, state officials have a different opinion.
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On the morning of Tuesday, April 23, Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson and his staff held a press conference at the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office headquarters, at which the county’s law enforcement agency announced a new position on internet sweepstakes and gaming.
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GASTONIA, N.C. – Like a tattoo artist’s needle, we are going under the surface. Using a hidden camera, FOX 46 went undercover inside a Gastonia tattoo shop to expose a secret. From the outside, Ink Link Tattoos, on East Franklin Boulevard in Gastonia, is unassuming. However, this business is more than skin deep.
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Leave a Comment (0) → North Carolina has banned video poker for 12 years, but now fish game tables are the new trend. According to arcade operators, they’re following state law because the money a person can win is based on skill not luck. Officials say otherwise. Authorities on Thursday raided a Randolph County arcade following a state investigation […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →ASHEBORO –State Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents led a raid on a business that was operating illegal gaming machines. ALE confiscated about two dozen gaming machines from the Lucky Day Skill Games & Fish Tables, 1200 N. Fayetteville Street.
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of my favorite things to do at hometown festivals is sit down with family or friends and play a round or two of bingo. It’s a relatively inexpensive activity at most festivals and can provide hours of entertainment. What I tend to forget, as far as bingo goes, is its status as a gambling […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →That’s how much time sweepstakes businesses have to shut down before Burlington’s fully-enforced ban on the the gambling games goes into effect. Burlington police announced the decision Tuesday.
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Leave a Comment (0) →Whether it is legal to own and operate “games of skill” is still ambiguous on the state level, but some local leaders have decided to go ahead and prohibit these electronic gaming businesses often referred to as “fish-table” games. The City of Lexington recently issued a six-month prohibition on new permits for businesses operating table-mounted video […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →RALEIGH, NC The state House is trying to beef up penalties for illegal sweepstakes operations, but it’s unclear if the Senate will consider the bill just days before the scheduled end of lawmakers’ session. The House Finance Committee on Tuesday morning introduced a rewritten version of House Bill 471 that would make it a Class […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →FARMVILLE — New internet sweepstakes cafés will no longer be allowed within the city limits of Farmville. The Farmville Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to amend its town ordinance that allowed internet cafés as a special exception in the highway business district. The action followed a recommendation by the Farmville Planning Board. The […]
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