One result has been Berger, in the hip pocket of the gambling special interests, pushing their agenda in the legislature, with willing accomplices in the House. The latest example is the awful "prediction market" gambling bill passed this year which is regarded as the most extreme in the nation. Unfortunately, that led the gambling lobby to dump millions of dollars into NC legislative primaries against conservatives. That has made legislators much more gun shy in opposing their demands, leading to thinks like this awful "prediction market" gambling bill. For those following the 79th district race, it was the gambling PAC, using the made up name "American Conservative Fund" running the TV ads while the Big Ag special interest PAC did the postcard blitz.