The New Year is off and running. Yesterday was the day the mandate issued on the Hest Technologies video sweepstakes case, which I previously summarized here. That means that law enforcement could begin charging those in violation of the law – but many sweepstakes operators have changed their software in an attempt to comply with (or skirt, depending on your point of view) the requirements of G.S. 14-306.4. I may get into the details in a later post, but for now, check out this local article chronicling the efforts taken by the Roanoke Rapids theater to adapt to the court decision, and this one noting that officers deemed just two of 13 sweepstakes operations in Jacksonville out of compliance with the statute. Folks who want to know more about video sweepstakes and the criminal law, zoning, and property tax issues they present may be interested in this School of Government webinar. I’ll be presenting the criminal law portion. In other news: Governor Perdue has been busy in her last days in office. She pardoned the Wilmington 10, a group of civil rights activists once convicted of firebombing a grocery store. CNN has the story here. And she made several judicial appointments, including appointing her chief counsel, Mark Davis, to the court of appeals. Her press release is here. The General Assembly will soon be in session and the Durham legislative delegation may be seeking an amendment to the pretrial release statutes to provide for the detention without bond of certain defendants [...]
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