2006 June 06 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
RALEIGH, N.C. — The General Assembly late Monday approved a bill to ban video poker machines by next summer. The Senate voted 44-1 to accept a House plan approved last week. That plan would slowly reduce the number of machines an operator could have at one location from three to zero by July 2007.
While much of the attention of the fans and media will be focused on the ‘battle for the bracelets’ during the World Series of Poker, there is perhaps just as much action that will be going on away from the ‘official’ events.
The General Assembly on Monday night approved a bill to ban video poker machines by next summer.
In order to succeed in tournament poker, a player cannot simply wait for slam-dunk hands. At times you need to bluff, whether it be a stone-cold ruse, or a hand where you are betting on its potential, which oftentimes is referred to as a semi-bluff.
A consulting firm hired to determine the impact of the proposed and likely to occur ban on video poker machines in the southern state of North Carolina has turned up some numbers that may shake the resolve of the legislators hoping to see the bill through. According to the firm, video poker machines are directly responsible for more than 1,700 jobs in the Tarheel State, and some $100 million a year to the state’s economy. This data is not expected to halt what some see as the inevitable ban on video poker, however.
Stacked with Daniel Negreanu was one of the most hotly anticipated poker games in the world, promising next gen graphic interfaces along with an onboard AI strong enough to give the most skilled players a challenge. The game was released June 1 and so far seems to be falling far short of expectations.
They looked as harmless as a Pac-Man video game when they popped up years ago in mom-and-pop convenience stores, bars and bowling alleys across North Carolina. But video poker machines proved to be a far greater adversary to the police and lawmakers
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