Can you believe that these casinos are not illegal? In Port Isabel (as in many cities now) there are several “777” businesses that are operating. There was a workshop recently to discuss licensing of these casinos. What we learned was that they are not really “casinos” or “8-Liners” but instead they are a type of sweepstakes machine that is legal in Texas………… ????
Several surrounding cities have licensed these businesses by charging a one-time business fee and a yearly, per machine fee to operate in the city. This raises money for the city to be able to police these operations, they said. There is supposed to be another workshop soon to investigate this option further.
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