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Fraternal Group Houses Poker Machines Banned In South Carolina15 August 2000CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA—Aug. 15, 2000 – As reported by The Associated Press: "Just as state and local officials have warned, more video poker machines banished from South Carolina are finding a home in West Virginia. "Fifteen machines have operated in a fraternal lodge in St. Albans since Jan. 1. Mike Schultz, administrator of Moose Lodge 868, says the meeting place is not a gambling casino. Only three or four members play the machines at any time, he said. "…The industry was banned in South Carolina July 1 when the state's highest court upheld portions of a law forbidding video gambling. "…Video poker machines are legal in West Virginia for entertainment only. Payouts are illegal..." |