Gaming Law hits South Carolina Charities Hard

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Local charities are hurting since some quit holding raffles over legal concerns, according to testimony at a public hearing on the state's gaming laws Thursday evening in North Charleston.

It was the first of several hearings around the state by a subcommittee appointed by Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston. The senators are drafting a bill that would call for a referendum next year to let voters decide on a constitutional amendment declaring charitable raffles legal. They're drafting another bill to allow poker in homes.

As it is, state law written a century ago says all games of chance are illegal. Many charities quit holding raffles after a 2006 raid on a game of Texas Hold 'em at a Mount Pleasant home.

Read it all front the local paper on the front page of the local section.

Filed under: * Culture-WatchCharities/Non-Profit OrganizationsGamblingHistoryLaw & Legal IssuesReligion & Culture* Economics, PoliticsEconomy* South Carolina* TheologyEthics / Moral Theology

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