Gov. Bev Perdue signed the sweepstakes ban into law this afternoon. There was no public ceremony for the signing of the controversial bill, which passed the legislature earlier this month.
The law, which will go into effect Dec. 1, will make illegal the games played on computer screens that feature slot machine interfaces or hands of video poker. The games had been legal because they had predetermined outcomes.
The sweepstakes industry had waged a fierce fight against the ban, saying the law would put 900 parlors out of business and cause the loss of 10,000 jobs across the state. The industry had asked Perdue not to sign the bill, saying the industry could easily generate $500 million a year in tax revenue – money the state desperately needs right now.
Comments
Perdue Cuts More Jobs
July 21, 2010 - 6:54pm — MontcalmThanks for signing that law, Bev. That just cut hundreds of jobs in NC
The reasons these worthless
July 20, 2010 - 6:21pm — TheLibertineThe reasons these worthless twits banned the sweepstakes are primarily twofold:
(1) Elitists don't participate in such lowbrow activities; and
(2) They couldn't find a way to tax it to death.
Committee
July 20, 2010 - 4:44pm — NotaliberalDid she actually sign it or will she form a committee to study it and make recommendations? It would be hard to believe she actually did her job.