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The State Shouldn’t Be In The Gambling Business At All
There’s a lot of talk about the state lottery since Gov. McCrory told Monday night’s State of the State audience that lottery revenues should be looked at to ensure they’re…
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Coming to a sweepstakes parlor near you….
In an attempt to stay in stay in business, look for sweepstakes parlors to switch to offering gambling with less entertainment value. Or something like that. As the Wilmington Star-News…
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C’mon, Tax until It Hurts
The Town of Sylva is once again considering changing its business license fee schedule from flat rates to a scale based on gross receipts. A vote is expected June 2,…
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Gov Perdue open to legal video poker
Even as she signed the ban on video poker today, Gov. Bev Perdue said she would be okay with the machines if regulated.
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Video poker action at the General Assembly
You can find reports on the Judiciary I Committee debate, floor discussion, and press conference at http://twitter.com/beckigray. Here’s a photo of Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight discussing video poker…
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You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, when to fold ’em
Tom Campbell had an insightful piece in NCSpin.com in September 2009: We?re stuck with gambling and our only choice is to regulate and tax the games to ensure the minimization…
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Research experts offer insights
Some N.C. Senate leaders have shied away from addressing annexation reform this year, but Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, suggests that senators could endorse…
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Here Comes Video Poker! We're Saved!
Classic. The state of North Carolina is flipping the couch cushions looking for cash — and along comes state Sen. David Hoyle to slide up and say, “You know video…
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Video Poker Bad, Lottery Good, Internet Cafes..D’oh
A fascinating policy debate is brewing. Some enterprising businessmen want to open an internet cafe in Apex. Town leaders want time to determine whether the business is, in essence, video…
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Carolina Journal’s work highlighted
Other media outlets continue to turn to Carolina Journal for insightful coverage of issues affecting North Carolina. This week The Lincoln Tribune republished the following CJ exclusives: Executive Editor Don…
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New Carolina Journal Online features
The latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Michael Lowrey’s report on a recent N.C. Appeals Court ruling granting Cherokee Indians the exclusive right to operate video poker in the state.…
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Video poker redux?
Rep. Earl Jones wants to see a return of the banned gambling option. If you’ve forgotten what John Hood has written about video poker and about Jones, you might be…