Video Poker 24/7 - Video Poker Debate Rages On

Video Poker 247 - Video Poker Debate Rages On

Hest Technologies and International Internet Technologies are suing to stop the state from going after those that currently have video poker machines. The companies want the state to be unable to prosecute those businesses that offer the video poker machine that is operated through the use of a phone card marketing system.

They have asked Guilford County Superior Court Judge John O. Craig to declare the video poker games legal. The problem is that each county is treating the video poker games differently with some law enforcement officials taking a hands off approach and saying that unless they see more proof the games are legal.

Other counties are calling for the complete removal of all video poker games as they say that they are illegal and the legislature is attempting to push through a bill that would spell out the illegalities of the game. The machines are usually found in bars and convenience stores, and the state’s Alcohol Law Enforcement Division has charged the operators of these machines in several counties across the state for running the games.

The judge has issued a temporary restraining order that will stop any further arrests for the video poker machines, until the mess can be cleared up. A hearing is scheduled for today to see whether or not the order will be extended or not. The lawyers for the state have not yet responded to the suit, so it is truly up in the air as to where this will go.

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