Video Poker 24/7 - Freeze on Addition of New Games

Video Poker 247 - Freeze on Addition of New Games

The Louisiana House has voted to limit the number of video bingo games that can come into the state. On Thursday, they decided to support a moratorium that was on the floor which would keep certain types of video machines from being able to be offered in the state.

In what was considered a landslide victory by many, they voted 84-15 for the legislation. They say that they found that the games were much more like video poker or slot machines than they were like bingo games. In the future, they say that bingo games are going to have to look more like bingo games - with the cards, etc.

Any current machine that is already located in the state would be exempt from the ruling and allowed to stay. However, new machines would not be permitted to come in. They say that the sheer number of video bingo machines has grown so immensely, from 277 to 786, over the course of two years that something had to be done about it.

Most of the machines are appearing in places that have made video poker illegal. They think that the machines are in response to that vote and they assume that if they can’t have video poker gambling, then they will pursue this avenue instead.

Now the bill will head off to the Senate. Its supporters feel that they stand a good chance of it being passed there.

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