Video poker in hand of judge
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
By Chris Fitzsimon
Industry arguing against phase-out
Matthew Eisley, Staff Writer
A Wake County judge will decide as soon as today whether to delay a state law that would phase out video poker machines across North Carolina starting this weekend.
Superior Court Judge Narley Cashwell plans to rule on a request by video poker machine owners and players to block the law temporarily while they challenge its legality in court.
Under the law, which the General Assembly enacted this year, establishments with the current legal maximum of three video poker machines are to drop to two machines on Sunday, then to one by March and to none by July.
The legislature passed the ban partly at the behest of sheriffs and state law enforcement agencies that say commercial video poker spawns crime and corruption.
Affidavits state lawyers gave Cashwell "paint a very clear picture of the criminal law violations associated with the video poker industry that are occurring throughout North Carolina," said Eddie Caldwell, executive vice president and general counsel of the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association.
But the industry is challenging the ban with a last-minute lawsuit. (more…)
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