I agree southerntalent..I dont want that kind of trash in my neighborhood either.

ever ride by one of those places and see it is the people who can barely afford kids or are on govt assistance wasting their money at those places.

Obscure arguments of the irrational. Taxes, crime, drugs, religion, and on - just where do the childish comments stop and begin to reflect objectivity towards commerce, morality, and improvement of society?

disgusted- what misery do you speak of? Also- thats an ignorant statement, bc drugs are currently illegal and the fate of sweepstakes is yet to be determined, and as of now are protected by an injunction.

"Was it not BEV PURDUE that signed this bill into law??"

Yes and a GOP controlled Supreme Court. Next.

vinylcarwraps23 December 19, 2012 4:13 p.m___________________________________ All of that is true, and Bev. also started looking at this as source of additional revnue for the state. Many counties saw a drop in tax when they shut em down a few years ago. If they're not going to regulate them, then yes shut em down. Right now there is too much room for abuse. The LEO don't like em due to complaint where someone spouse lost the rent money or whole pay check. They're also starting to be a source for arm robbery.

This would be like drug dealers getting together and asking the state to stop drug arrests. It is amazing how much misery these people have caused over the years all in the name of money.

As far as taxing the locations- the high taxes in cities like Raleigh and Wilmington is unfair. A $1000 tax per terminal is so out of control- It s cheaper to open s strip club. Others will agree and would know how much some of these gvt's charge, but anything over $25 a terminal is outrageous.

The lottery/harrahs has nothing to do with whether sweepstakes should be legal or not. The gvt can do what they want to do,they lied about the lottery to get it passed-look it up.They have misled and lied about HArrahs too. Anyone remember that one of the rules to get the lotto was there would not be any billboards on highway? How long did that last? The gvt does what they want to do. Sweepstakes does not meet the requirements of gambling. You get free entry,you get a product with a purchase, and odds are from a finite pool of entries. Its not gambling- but thats not the fight anymore. The gvt just banned them. Just like they banned synthetic pot- they didnt say it was a drug- they just banned it making it illegal to have. The gvt has the power to do whatever it wants to do. So the arguing over lotto and harrahs is dumb- has nothing to do with sweepstakes. Like saying you should be able to sell moonshine in a pool hall bc liquor is legal everywhere else. Its totally different.

"Was it not BEV PURDUE that signed this bill into law??"

Yes and a GOP controlled Supreme Court. Next.

"Was it not BEV PURDUE that signed this bill into law??"

Southern Democrats have ALWAYS been more socially conservative. The democrats started out as the party of social conservatism.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Bev_Perdue.htm

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