RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Companies that produce the software behind video sweepstakes games want the state Supreme Court to delay closing down North Carolina’s sweepstakes halls as they appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The state Supreme Court last week upheld a state law declaring the sweepstakes halls to be gambling operations. The industry on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to delay enforcement of the law that could shut down hundreds of businesses across North Carolina.