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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Video sweepstakes

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Supreme Court of North Carolina upheld a finding that Gift Surplus and Sandhill Amusements’ new kiosk-based video game, modified since the last time they appeared in the court, violates the state’s ban on video sweepstakes because “chance predominates over skill” in the game.

Read the opinion here.

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