The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against controversial skill games, slot-like gaming machines that combine elements of skill with chance. A skill games business in North Carolina is facing pressure to turn off its gaming machines after a state court deemed the terminals as illegal gambling apparatuses. Commonly called sweepstakes or fish games, their supporters claim the elements of skill supersede chance and therefore do not constitute gambling. (Image: Axios) Like several other states in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, skill games have become a contentious legal matter in North Carolina. A company called No Limit Games, LLC, has struck partnerships with many small businesses in Robeson County and elsewhere in the Tar Heel State to place its skill games — commonly marketed as sweepstakes kiosks — inside their physical retail establishments. The electronic machines function similarly to a Las Vegas slot machine but combine elements of skill that allow players to theoretically improve their odds. If a spin… Read More
Category: Legal, North Carolina, skill games, skill gaming, slots, sweepstakes
Source: Casino.org
