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Video Poker Industry Backs North Carolina Bill

NORTH CAROLINA – As reported by the (North Carolina) News Observer: "The video poker industry failed to win over North Carolina's sheriffs with a $12 million annual windfall in exchange for regulating the machines instead of trying to ban them.

"So the industry got behind legislation filed Thursday that would place enforcement solely in the hands of the state Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement.

"Rep. Bill Culpepper's bill would require convenience stores and other businesses that have the machines to pay a $125 quarterly fee to the division to cover the cost of registration and regulation of the machines. They are in roughly 6,500 locations, which means the division would receive about $3 million.

"…He said the division supports the bill, but ALE Director Mike Robertson said Thursday he was unaware of it.

"…Culpepper, an Edenton Democrat, said he introduced the bill to tighten enforcement of the machines and provide a way to pay for it. The bill requires each machine to have a permanent serial number and to record the number of plays and prizes awarded…"

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