The General Assembly late Monday enacted a ban on electronic gambling devices that supporters called necessary to combat competition to slot machines and the state lottery.
The ban, expected to affected 1,000 machines in bingo parlors and bars across the state, awaits the governor?s signature. The gambling devices are similar to slots with spinning sevens and cherries but legal under a legislative loophole.
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