Video Poker 24/7 - Bill Will Allow Gambling Expansion

Video Poker 247 - Bill Will Allow Gambling Expansion

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is upset about a recent bill that would allow for gambling for churches and non-profits. They say that the bill would allow for an amazingly large expansion of gambling in the state and they feel that this would be a mistake.

The group says that they opposed the initial expansion of video poker within the state, and they say that it is obvious now how bad that turned out to be for the state. They say that their fight against the lottery and video poker is now not done as they must fight this new bill as well.

The bill states that non profits and churches would be allowed to offer cards and dice games if it is for fundraising and is of “limited duration.” The bill has already passed the subcommittee, and is now off to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is expected to pass with very little problems as one of the members of the committee, Senator Glenn McConnell, is also a sponsor of the bill.

The convention says that this is a slippery slope that they are headed down and that if they “open the door” to this kind of gambling they will end up just like they did after video poker was approved. They say that the bill is vague at best and that they will be allowing gambling in its clearest sense. They are concerned that it looks as though they will be able to open video poker and gambling halls with the current wording.

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