Sweepstakes machines are spreading<\/a><\/p>\nThis won’t last much longer. The NC General Assembly will shut down this loophole for one giant reason. It’s taking money away from the NC Lottery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For now, that is. If you remember, they got ran out of Danville with criminal charges.<\/p>\n
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