There seems to be a bit of back and forth going on here because I spotted the news article and thought — didn’t they just ban video poker? Well, yes. Beverly Perdue just signed a bill that bans video poker in North Carolina. But then she said that she’d be willing to hear proposals to legalize video poker in the state. We don’t have to look too hard for the reason. It’s money of course. And the usual reasons states give for bringing in gambling - education. Well, they’ve paired it with economic development. But it seems to be a common political ploy. Whenever they equate anything with education, that means they want everyone to get on board.
Which is good news for video poker players. The North Carolina governor says that her problem with the video sweepstakes and video poker games as they existed in North Carolina was that there was no organized process to them. She’d be willing to consider them if there was an organized and unified system of regulation in place. I can’t disagree with her argument there. Really, the nature of gambling is such that it does need to be regulated and licensed.
Perhaps the governor of North Carolina is foreshadowing something that we’ll see more government officials understanding. That properly regulated gambling can help the economy and provide entertainment for those who enjoy gambling. In time, we may see a change in gambling regulation throughout the states because it will be tricky for the federal government to consider gambling illegal if a majority of the states have an approved process.
