A divided state Court of Appeals on Tuesday struck down North Carolina s ban on video sweepstakes machines, ruling the law is overbroad As a matter of history, NC Family was instrumental in the passage of legislation in the 2006 Legislative Session banning video poker throughout the state. Once that three-year phase out went into effect, the video gambling industry reappeared in the form of video sweepstakes . Supreme Court Upholds Internet Sweepstakes Ban . Published for NC Criminal Law on December 17, 2012. The writing may be on the wall for internet sweepstakes A divided N.C . Court of Appeals on Tuesday struck down North Carolina s ban on video sweepstakes machines, ruling the law is too broad NC Legislature passes ban on Internet sweepstakes Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C . The North Carolina Legislature voted Wednesday to attempt to make clear again that a 2006 ban on video poker also applies to computer-based sweepstakes After the NC Supreme Court ruled to uphold the state law that bans video sweepstakes , the sweepstakes gaming industry came back with a ome North Carolina lawmakers have decided after years of trying to ban sweepstakes operations to give in and try to turn a profit. R-Rowan, told lawmakers the video lottery bill should cut sweepstakes machines in the state by 65 to 70 percent. he North Carolina heriffs . he state upreme Court has upheld North Carolina s ban on games that use entertaining displays to reveal sweepstakes prizes. weepstakes makers have. Multiple U.. states have enacted laws designed to ban or restrict the operations of sweepstakes parlors. Contents. 1 Business model 2 Legal challenges. bill that would ban computer-based sweepstakes games sprouting up at hundreds of Internet cafes and business centers in North Carolina. A divided N.C. Court of Appeals on uesday struck down North Carolina s ban on video sweepstakes machines, ruling the law is too broad and. In , North Carolina banned internet-based sweepstakes games, which resembled casino or slots-style games where players were rewarded. North Carolina General Assembly advances video gambling legislation as state he NC heriffs Association opposes video sweepstakes. GENERAL AEMBLY F NR CARLINA. EIN ELECRNIC WEEPAKE MACINE, AND MDIFYING E PENALY FR a Ban on Machines. By C MCKIE B.P.. NE FEAER AFF. he North Carolina upreme Court unanimously upheld a state law banning video sweepstakes in a. According to the News and Observer, Governor Perdue has signed House Bill 80, entitled An Act to Ban the Use of Electronic Machines and Devices for Sweepstakes Ida left more than 1 million without power, possibly for weeks. And now comes the scorching heat Sep. 1 RALEIGH Some North Carolina lawmakers have decided after years of trying to ban sweepstakes… A divided state Court of Appeals on Tuesday struck down North Carolina s ban on video sweepstakes machines, ruling the law is overbroad Raleigh, N.C. A state Supreme Court ruling goes into effect Thursday that clears the way for law officers to enforce a ban on video sweepstakes. Despite a 2010 law banning RALEIGH, N.C. WNCN Sweepstakes parlors are among the businesses North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has ordered to close later this week to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The parlors are places people go hoping to win cash, but time is about to run out for North Carolina sweepstakes