Virginia law protects the Sweepstakes game, said operator

Issue date: volume 50, number 10, October 2010, posted on: 9/23/2010
Markus Webb
Marcuswebb@aol.com

ROANOKE and--Ronnie Bennett, operator of North Carolina, who ran three videogame sweepstakes salons here in 2009 and early 2010, are suing the city Roanoke, in an effort to restore 42 cars and approximately $ 12000 cash seized by Roanoke police in April.

Law enforcement officials said Bennett Internet Cafe promotes illegal gambling. But it's often was heard in similar disputes in North Carolina attorneys Bennett said his Virginia customers just to buy time on its Internet-terminal--along with the chance to win a sweepstakes. His lawyers also said that gambling style games in Internet Cafe computers does not affect the sweepstakes drawing.

Case, however, has a fresh twist. Lawyers Bennett said that the new State law, signed in may Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell protects sweepstakes videogame operations. Relevant law amendments gambling statues to protect sweepstakes promotions like "safe haven" for enterprises, Virginia, especially in cases where customers have the chance to win, don't buy anything local newspaper Reporter said he won $ 8 in an Internet Cafe Bennett without making any purchase.

Bennett also gave an opinion of Counsel a letter that has recently launched Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Identical AG believes that the letter was also observed sweepstakes videogame operators in a similar case in Virginia Beach.

Roanoke Court began hearing Bennett 2 November.

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