Post by Logan on Jun 18, 2016 5:20:39 GMT -6
Beach bingo could get regulated after decades of operating without rules
RALEIGH -- North Carolina’s for-profit beach bingo parlors have gone largely unregulated for years, but legislation approved by the state Senate this week could sharply cut the parlors’ operating hours and cash prizes.
The popularity of bingo started decades ago at the coast – that’s why it’s called beach bingo – but long ago spread inland. And while the state regulates 246 bingo operations that serve as fundraisers for Elks clubs, churches and other nonprofits, those rules currently don’t apply to for-profit parlors.
“It’s been impossible to regulate this,” said Rep. Pat Hurley, an Asheboro Republican and the bill’s sponsor. “We don’t even know where they are.”
Hurley’s bill passed the Senate in a 48-1 vote Wednesday. The House approved the bill last year but must now vote on the Senate’s minor tweaks.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article84254397.html
I am personally opposed from gambling because it typically preys on people that cannot afford to lose money. While there is the excitement of hitting the big prize, it becomes a nuisance when it leaves people at the point of desperation so that they cannot pay for the necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, transporatation or medical needs. Therefore, I believe that it is responsible for the state to intervene and regulate the for-profit casinos.
RALEIGH -- North Carolina’s for-profit beach bingo parlors have gone largely unregulated for years, but legislation approved by the state Senate this week could sharply cut the parlors’ operating hours and cash prizes.
The popularity of bingo started decades ago at the coast – that’s why it’s called beach bingo – but long ago spread inland. And while the state regulates 246 bingo operations that serve as fundraisers for Elks clubs, churches and other nonprofits, those rules currently don’t apply to for-profit parlors.
“It’s been impossible to regulate this,” said Rep. Pat Hurley, an Asheboro Republican and the bill’s sponsor. “We don’t even know where they are.”
Hurley’s bill passed the Senate in a 48-1 vote Wednesday. The House approved the bill last year but must now vote on the Senate’s minor tweaks.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article84254397.html
I am personally opposed from gambling because it typically preys on people that cannot afford to lose money. While there is the excitement of hitting the big prize, it becomes a nuisance when it leaves people at the point of desperation so that they cannot pay for the necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, transporatation or medical needs. Therefore, I believe that it is responsible for the state to intervene and regulate the for-profit casinos.