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Vegas style gambling coming to Cherokee?

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/29/2812262/new-games-on-the-table.html

RALEIGH Gov. Bev Perdue and the state's Cherokee Indians signed a landmark compact Monday to sanction Las Vegas-style card games at the tribe's western North Carolina casino and direct a portion of the revenues toward schools.

The 30-year compact came after months of negotiations and opens the possibility of resort casinos after years in which state lawmakers have moved to limit gambling.

Perdue's office pitched the agreement as a way to send millions of new dollars to school districts at a time when budget cuts are eliminating teachers - and touted the potential economic impacts for the local economy, citing the tribe's projection that the dealer games, such as poker and blackjack, would add nearly 400 jobs to the local economy.

"My top priorities are strengthening our schools and creating jobs, and this agreement does both," Perdue said in a statement.

The governor called on the legislature to quickly approve a law enabling the deal. But within hours of the signing announcement, leading lawmakers urged caution on the agreement, suggesting they needed more time to consider the terms.

Legislative leaders declined to bring up the compact Monday night before the expected adjournment of the three-day session at midnight today. To get it approved before the next February session, Perdue will need to call lawmakers to Raleigh for a special session.

House Speaker Thom Tillis had said the compact was not likely to get a vote in this week's mini-session - generating a rebuke from the governor's office.

"We are very surprised that they failed to take action and left those jobs on the table," said Kevin McLaughlin, Perdue's deputy chief of staff and a negotiator of the compact.

The legislature doesn't need to approve the specific terms of the deal, but lawmakers would need to vote to tweak state law to allow the dealer card games at the tribe's Harrah's Cherokee Casino, an hour west of Asheville.

I need to brush up on my card counting

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Detroit was thinking of passing a bill to do it. They want all the money going over to Windsor Canada to stay on this side of the river. Canada the home of the free. Gambling and Hookers.

It has been passed in a handful of states.

Was just passed in NJ a couple weeks ago also. Now just have to get past the feds. Not sure how all that works though...

"I can be forgiven for going to a gentleman's club and spending $80,000 making it rain," "But betting on games? That's unforgivable. That's just selfish." ~ Terrell Suggs

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