Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t Howard Manning essentially saying it is OK to have video poker now that Jim Black is safely behind bars?
Manning’s reasoning escapes me otherwise, although I’d love it to be upheld. “The state acted unlawfully in authorizing the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians to possess and operate video gaming machines on tribal lands within North Carolina because that activity is not allowed elsewhere in this state,” is the claim.
Uh, so I can open up casino in Mebane or Carthage or Mineral Springs, then Judge? If the state cannot have one set or rules for the Eastern Band and one set for everyone else, I do not know how you stop me. It’ll be very interesting to see what the Court of Appeals does with this line of thinking.
