NC General Assembly voted to end video poker, except for the Cherokee Indians. It passed a bill that became effective in July 1, 2007 (after a phase-out period) banning all types of video poker, video bingo, video craps, and 14-306.1 was repealed and replaced with 14-306.1A. According to the NC Supreme Court the the Hest case, “In 2006 the legislature banned video poker and similar video gambling games. In response, businesses reformatted their machines to include sweepstakes rather than direct betting, but used the same video gambling interfaces to simulate the gambling experience.”