City Council passed some restrictions on so-called “video sweepstakes” machines Tuesday, but put off other rules for six months. The machines are close cousins to video gambling machines banned in North Carolina in 2007 except at the casino in Cherokee. They are now cropping up around the state and locally in convenience stores and stand-alone parlors.
The council voted 4-3 to set a $1,000 application fee and $2,500 fee per machine. Mayor Terry Bellamy and councilmen Jan Davis and Bill Russell voted no. The following passed 6-1 with Russell dissenting: restricting large operators from residential areas and most other zoning districts but allowing smaller operators in community business districts; setting the cap at 20 machines per establishment; and giving businesses 180 days to comply. Read Story
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