North Carolina towns seek to restrict gaming

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A handful of towns in North Carolina are moving to restrict video poker even though a state court overturned a law that banned the game.

The State Legislature outlawed video poker in 2006 but exempted the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Judge Howard Manning Jr. said the law violates Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Several towns have developed ordinances to limit the game in response to the decision.

Get the Story:
Brunswick County towns take on gaming laws (The Myrtle Beach Sun News 8/12)

Court Decision:
McCracken v. Easley (February 19, 2009)