61. Neither do legislative leaders want to refight the politically sensitive battle over video poker in an election year. 62. Not to each other, but to the five Pot O Gold video poker machines hugging the wall. 63. Oil and gas gets off the hook, Maginnis said, because the Legislature can always hang another tax increase on casinos and video poker. 64. Off a highway crowded with video poker parlors, fireworks stands and busted hopes, Dan Taylor dreams about the adventure of a lifetime. 65. On Friday, the Senate gave Gov. Roy Barnes his long-sought ban on video poker. 66. Only games available are video poker, video craps and video blackjack. 67. Other games include a video poker machine, a card game played using barber tools instead of hearts and spades, and a maze-like Pac Man game. 68. Other lobbyists predicted there could be several other gambling bills submitted to authorize video poker in truck stops and allow new forms of gambling at race tracks. 69. Orleans parish, which includes New Orleans, will vote on allowing land-based casino gambling, in addition to video poker and riverboats. 70. Opponents in Hartwell say video poker has plagued their area since South Carolina banned the games last year. |