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Brighton hall's opening puts bingo back in Jefferson County
An electronic bingo hall in Brighton opened its doors to eager customers Friday, becoming the first in Jefferson County to open following a judge's Monday order that paved the way for the return of the controversial gaming in the western part of the county.  Alabama Class II5/13/2013
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Former Atty. General Troy King Creates Bingo Game; Criticizes State's Actions
(Alabama) -- Former Attorney General Troy King was once a major player in the debate over electronic bingo. Now he says he's invented a new bingo game that he says...
5/8/2013
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How tribal sovereignty was born and what that means for bingo in Alabama
(Alabama) -- When U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall in 1823 decided that North America’s “savage” natives could not legally sell their land, he...
4/20/2013
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Former Attorney General Troy King forms company to promote bingo game
(Alabama) -- Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King, a veteran of the state's bingo wars, is now in the business of promoting a bingo game that plays something...
3/22/2013
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OP/ED: Gambling, Bingo, and the Rule of Law
(Alabama) -- For years, Alabamians have read news articles, listened to radio talk shows, or spoken to politicians about gambling in the state. Even so, the issue seems...
2/21/2013
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Gambling Law Expert Says AG Has No Case Against Gaming
(Alabama) -- When asked about the hundreds of people that could lose their jobs if the attorney general's lawsuit against Indian gaming is successful the governor...
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STRANGE: Why I'm fighting illegal gambling, on and off the reservation
(Alabama) -- As Attorney General, I am Alabama's chief law enforcement officer. As such, I do not make the laws. That is for the Legislature. My job is to enforce...
1/23/2013
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Senator asks AG to stop objection to VictoryLand liquor license
(Alabama) -- State Sen. Billy Beasley has asked Attorney General Luther Strange to withdraw his protest of the liquor license for the casino at VictoryLand and said the...
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VictoryLand lawyer says attorney general favoring Poarch Creeks with liquor license protest
(Alabama) -- A lawyer with the attorney general’s office hinted they might protest other casino liquor licenses after a VictoryLand lawyer suggested the attorney...
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VictoryLand, attorney general's office spar over legality of electronic bingo
(Alabama) -- Lawyers for VictoryLand and the Alabama attorney general sparred before a state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board panel today over whether the casino's...
1/19/2013
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Gambling raids find 35 illegal bingo machines
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that his office and Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair recently participated in gambling raids on...
1/18/2013
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2 Walker County gambling operations shut down
(Alabama) -- Two more gambling operations have been shut down in Walker County. Attorney General Luther Strange reported that his office worked with District Attorney...
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Alabama Attorney General: illegal bingo machines seized in Walker County initiative
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, in a statement on illegal electronic bingo casinos in Walker County, urged state lawmakers to make operating an...
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OP/ED: Gambling, casinos remain hot topic in state
(Alabama) -- The year 2012 did not come to an end with a whimper when it comes to newsworthy happenings. A number of significant events occurred in December. VictoryLand...
12/28/2012
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Board divided over legal challenge to Center Stage bingo
(Alabama) -- Members of the Cooperative District of Houston County appear divided on whether to challenge the legality of electronic bingo in Houston County and the $29...
12/20/2012
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EDITORIAL: State’s gambling issues must be resolved by vote
(Alabama) -- After years of trials, special task forces and seizures, it appears little has been resolved with regard to gambling in Alabama. With VictoryLand reopening...
12/19/2012
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VictoryLand: Electronic bingo or slot machines? Battle destined for courtroom
(Alabama) -- In October, representatives of VictoryLand and the attorney general’s office met to talk about the casino’s future. About four days after the...
12/13/2012
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Sheriff says Ala. casino games legal
(Alabama) -- The Macon County sheriff gave his approval Wednesday to more than 1,000 gambling machines installed at VictoryLand in anticipation of the reopening of what...
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VictoryLand Set to Open By End of the Year Creating Up to 250 Jobs
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor's attorney Joe Espy says the casino will be opened by the end of the year, and could be up and running as early as...
12/12/2012
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Sheriff to inspect games for Ala. casino restart
(Alabama) -- The sheriff of Macon County is planning to inspect new gambling machines being installed in VictoryLand in anticipation of the casino reopening soon.
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VictoryLand gambling machines are legal 'bingo' says Macon County Sheriff
(Alabama) -- Macon County Sheriff David Warren and a gaming technology expert today declared that new gambling machines at VictoryLand are legal electronic bingo games...
11/27/2012
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AL Gambling Ruling
(Alabama) -- Today, the Attorney General’s Office obtained a final judgment for the State of Alabama in a so-called “electronic bingo” case arising out...
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Inside the Statehouse: State’s bingo saga still playing out
(Alabama) -- It would appear that being a state legislator is an exciting and challenging experience. Some of you might think that a legislator’s average day is...
11/26/2012
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Alabama gambling machines to be destroyed
(Alabama) -- A judge ruled Monday that the state attorney general can destroy gambling machines seized in Alabama's first casino raid in 2009, but he stopped short...
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Court Clears Way For Destruction of Electronic Bingo Machines
(Alabama) -- A judge's ruling apparently clears the way for more than one hundred electronic bingo machines seized in a 2009 state raid to be destroyed. Circuit...
11/3/2012
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Lowndes County casino raided, machines seized
(Alabama) -- The attorney general's office and state troopers raided an electronic bingo casino in Lowndes County on Friday and seized more than 350 machines and an...
9/21/2012
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HEDA seeks delay in bingo hearing date
(Alabama) -- A legal battle is brewing over an attempt to put a judge, local businessman and three members of former Gov. Bob Riley’s staff on the witness stand...
7/30/2012
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OUR VIEW: Attorney General Luther Strange's raid of Dothan casino a reminder of bingo questions we left simmering on the backburner
(Alabama) -- A few state raids here, a few federal wiretaps there, and suddenly, those pushing to legitimize electronic bingo in Alabama got very, very quiet. But it...
7/29/2012
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Gambling still lurks as an issue to be settled (editorial)
(Alabama) -- LAST WEEK’S raid at the Center Stage bingo casino near Dothan is another reminder that the issue of expanded gambling in Alabama has not been resolved.
7/26/2012
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Ala AG: Casino raid a warning to others
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says the seizure of gambling devices from a Houston County casino should serve as a warning to others.
5/6/2012
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Lawmaker supports compact with tribe on casinos
(Alabama) -- A key state lawmaker, believing there is still confusion in the state over the legality of gambling and that there is a shortage of revenue to fund Medicaid...
5/1/2012
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COLUMN: Coming to some ‘strange’ conclusions
(Alabama) -- The Internal Revenue Service says Class III gaming “consists of card games played against the house, slot machines, dog and horse racing, jai alai and...
4/25/2012
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‘The door is open’
(Alabama) -- An attempt by the Escambia County Commission to get more taxes from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians could lead to the closing of Wind Creek Casino and...
4/23/2012
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Court Ruling Could Force Wind Creek To Cash Out
(Alabama) -- The jingle of gaming machines echoes across the casino floor--and now Escambia county officials want a piece of the action. “We swore that we would...
4/22/2012
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Court ruling puts future of Creek casinos in doubt
(Alabama) -- State Sen. Bryan Taylor, a Prattville Republican working as a private attorney for a south Alabama county, is pushing the federal government to clarify its...
4/19/2012
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Inside The Statehouse: Indian casinos are big winners in gambling trial
(Alabama) -- Last month’s bingo gambling trial ended as expected. All six of the defendants were found not guilty by a Montgomery federal jury. The first trial...
4/16/2012
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Etowah’s bingo casino plan hits snags
(Alabama) -- Etowah County’s government is renewing a bid for a $200 million bingo casino as a source of jobs and tax income, but its plans hit a setback from the...
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YOUR VIEW: Luther Strange not speaking for all in state
(Alabama) -- I want to address Attorney General Luther Strange's recent commentary in Viewpoints ("AG urges stiffer punishment for illegal gambling," April...
4/14/2012
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Alabama county looks at taxing Creek casino
(Alabama) -- The Escambia County Commission is trying to see if it can tax the casino and other businesses operated by the Poarch Creek Indians in Atmore.
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Strange deems Etowah bingo machines illegal
(Alabama) -- Etowah County’s government is renewing a bid for a $200 million bingo casino as a source of jobs and tax income, but last month its plans received a...
4/13/2012
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Commissioners Want Wind Creek Casino to Pay Taxes
(Alabama) -- Commissioners in Escambia County, Ala. Are pushing for taxes on the land where the Wind Creek Casino sits in Atmore. They said the band of the Poarch Creek...
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County wants casino to pay up
(Alabama) -- A south Alabama county is demanding the federal government give it an answer on the status of some Indian lands. The Poarch Creek Band of Indians possesses...
3/21/2012
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OUR VIEW: Uniform bingo laws needed
(Alabama) -- Alabama needs clarity on what is legal when it comes to electronic bingo. The state Supreme Court has established six standards that electronic machines...
3/20/2012
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State’s leaders should take off their blinders
(Alabama) -- What does this line from the Forrest Gump movie mean? One answer I found is that it suggests that an intelligent person who does stupid things is still...
3/16/2012
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Gambling and getting rich: Poarch Creek casinos cashing in on Alabama’s anti-gambling crusade
(Alabama) -- A recent gambling-industry study revealed that tribal casinos in Alabama have been raking in money faster than similar casinos across the United States.
3/13/2012
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EDITORIAL: Need for gambling reform calls for Nov. 8 referendum
(Alabama) -- Get ready for another bingo boom across Alabama, the same unchecked, unregulated, untaxed patchwork of gambling halls that landed the state in such trouble...
3/12/2012
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Lawmaker Speaks Out Against Casinos Reopening
(Alabama) -- Now that the state house corruption trial is over, Victoryland owner Milton McGregor says he wants to reopen his casino. But one state lawmaker says,...
3/11/2012
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Study: Alabama Indian casino revenue growth fastest in nation
(Alabama) -- Indian casinos in Alabama have been making money like no others across the nation, a gambling industry study shows. Revenues for Poarch Creek Indian Gaming...
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White Hall's Southern Star Casino re-opens
(Alabama) -- The Southern Star Entertainment Center in White Hall, Alabama is back in business. The casino opened for a month in 2010, but closed due to bingo...
3/10/2012
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AG Strange warns against e-bingo
(Alabama) -- With the threat of imprisonment from the gambling corruption retrial behind him, acquitted defendant Milton McGregor announced Thursday he'll restart...
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AG warns casino owners about reopening
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange responded strongly Friday to comments from VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor that he planned to reopen his casino 20 miles...
3/9/2012
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AG Strange Provides Fair "Warning" to Those Planning to Operate Electronic Bingo Casinos
(Alabama) -- In the wake of several announcements made by the owners of shuttered casinos that they will reopen, Attorney General Luther Strange pledged that his office...
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Casino owner plans to reopen soon
(Alabama) -- The acquitted owner of VictoryLand casino in Shorter, Ala. said Thursday he will reopen the business in a few months with electronic bingo machines like he...
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Milton McGregor vows to reopen casino, but AG says slot-like machines still illegal
(Alabama) -- The prospect of reopened casinos, more raids and additional legal battles emerged today, just one day after six gambling officials and legislators were...
3/8/2012
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AP Interview: Casino owner plans to reopen soon
(Alabama) -- The acquitted owner of VictoryLand casino in Shorter says he will reopen the business in a few months with electronic bingo machines like he had before.
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Bingo case resolved, but not the larger issue of gambling (editorial)
(Alabama) -- AN OMINOUS statement was made in the celebratory aftermath of the not-guilty verdicts against all of the defendants on all of the charges in the electronic...
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McGregor focuses on reopening VictoryLand
(Alabama) -- Casino owner Milton McGregor, about 24 hours after being exonerated of conspiracy, bribery and fraud charges in a federal corruption trial, said he has...
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McGregor focuses on reopening VictoryLand
(Alabama) -- Now that casino owner Milton McGregor has won the legal fight of his life, his focus is reopening his VictoryLand casino, which he closed as state...
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McGregor planning to reopen Victoryland
(Alabama) -- Just a day after being acquitted of bribery charges related to gambling legislation, Milton McGregor says he is planning to reopen his casino.
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Milton McGregor vows to reopen casino, but AG says slot-like machines still illegal
(Alabama) -- The prospect of reopened casinos, more raids and additional legal battles emerged today, just one day after six gambling officials and legislators were...
3/7/2012
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Casinos returning with Alabama gambling verdict
(Alabama) -- The owner of what was once the nation's largest electronic bingo casino worked on plans to reopen even before a jury made it easier by acquitting him...
1/28/2012
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Gambling machine firm to pay $375,000 state fine
(Missouri) -- A gambling machine supplier has agreed to pay a $375,000 state fine for not telling Missouri regulatory officials about a federal subpoena and other law...
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Missouri Gaming Commission approves fine for company providing e-bingo machines to Alabama casinos
(Alabama) -- The five-member Missouri Gaming Commission this week unanimously approved a settlement agreement and $375,000 fine against a company that provided...
1/8/2012
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Taylor to continue fight on illegal gambling
(Alabama) -- Before he ran for the state Senate, Bryan Taylor was a key figure in then-Gov. Bob Riley's fight against what they believed was illegal gambling in...
11/7/2011
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Strange on gambling, immigration bill
(Alabama) -- Alabama’s attorney general, Luther Strange, attended the Chelsea Kiwanis Club’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Nov. 7 to share his thoughts on...
10/30/2011
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Gretna gears up for barrel racing, card room
(Florida) -- Slot machines could outnumber people in tiny Gretna within five years. Transformation of the economic, cultural and political landscape of rural Gadsden...
10/23/2011
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Editorial: Strange bedfellows
(Alabama) -- We imagine only those who view state politics through rose-colored lenses were surprised by the news last week that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians gave $...
9/16/2011
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AG Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling that Blocks Gambling Litigation
(Alabama) -- The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Montgomery County Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction in a civil action over gambling machines that...
8/31/2011
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Alabama gambling center to reopen in Greene County
(Alabama) -- The Greenetrack gambling center was reopening in west Alabama on Wednesday, with operators saying there was no reason not to resume business since court...
8/18/2011
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Attorney general wants high court to rule on bingo machines
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange said Tuesday he hopes the Alabama Supreme Court will use the Greenetrack bingo machine case to settle the legality of slot...
8/16/2011
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OP/ED: Time for vote on electronic bingo and stop the debate
(Alabama) -- A legislative bill failed due to the announcement of a federal investigation, which led to federal indictments that led to no convictions ...
8/15/2011
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No Convictions But Electronic Bingo Still Unlikely In Alabama
(Alabama) -- The absence of any convictions in a historic gambling corruption trial in Alabama is not expected to boost the state’s prospects of legalizing...
8/12/2011
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Indian casinos winners in Alabama gambling corruption trial
(Alabama) -- The owner of what was once one of the largest gambling venues in the U.S. walked free in Alabama after a federal jury didn’t convict anyone in a...
8/4/2011
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Judge orders confiscated electronic bingo machines returned to Greenetrack
(Alabama) -- A judge, in a stinging opinion, ordered electronic bingo machines taken by state officials during a June raid on Greenetrack Inc. be returned to that...
7/29/2011
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Center Stage Alabama hit with Cease & Desist letter
(Alabama) -- Center Stage, the Wiregrass entertainment complex formerly known as Country Crossing, was served with a Cease and Desist letter by Alabama Attorney General...
7/1/2011
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AG Strange watching as bingo center reopens
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange said he was keeping an eye out for violations of Alabama laws against gambling as the Country Crossing bingo development...
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Center Stage Alabama opens with 450 jobs
(Alabama) -- Just a few hours before doors opened to the public on Friday afternoon, a step ladder stretched toward the ceiling and the sound of vacuum cleaners and...
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Country Crossing reopens with new name
(Alabama) -- The former Country Crossing bingo center near Dothan reopened Friday evening under new management with a big crowd on hand.
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Former Country Crossing bingo casino reopens to big crowd; officials keep watch
(Alabama) -- A big crowd is on hand for the reopening of the former Country Crossing bingo center near Dothan. The long-closed gaming development reopened Friday as...
6/25/2011
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We all recognize need for hotel
(Alabama) -- With the numerous sports teams coming in this weekend and over the summer to the City of Wetumpka’s Municipal Sports Complex, the issue of the obvious...
6/3/2011
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Advertiser Editorial: Casino raid appears justified
(Alabama) -- Back when former Gov. Bob Riley's task force on illegal gambling was conducting numerous raids on casino operations around the state to gather evidence...
6/2/2011
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Senators become enflamed over bingo resolution, racism accusations
(Alabama) -- Members of the Alabama Senate exchanged heated words, including calling the actions of Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey racist, during an exchange Wednesday that began...
6/1/2011
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Senate becomes unhinged over gambling, racism accusations
(Alabama) -- Members of the Alabama State Senate exchanged heated words, including calling the actions of Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey racist, during an exchange Wednesday that...
5/29/2011
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Taylor backs off DPS proposal, pushing other anti-gambling bills
(Alabama) -- After meeting with top members of the governor's staff, state Sen. Bryan Taylor, R-Prattville, has backed away from a controversial proposal that drew...
5/28/2011
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Bob Riley possible defense witness in bingo corruption trial
(Alabama) -- Attorneys for the State of Alabama and former Governor Bob Riley have been fighting an effort to put the Riley on the stand next month in the Alabama bingo...
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Fmr Gov. Bob Riley Subpoenaed to Testify in Bingo Corruption Trial
(Alabama) -- The battle over bingo in the state of Alabama isn't over for former Governor Bob Riley - at least not for now. The man who created the task force...
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Former Gov. Riley subpoenaed to testify in bingo trial
(Alabama) -- Attorneys for indicted casino owner Milton McGregor have filed a request issuing a subpoena to former Governor Bob Riley to testify at trial.
5/27/2011
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Former Alabama Gov. Bob Riley subpoenaed to testify in bingo trial
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor is trying to force his nemesis former Gov. Bob Riley to testify at his upcoming trial on vote-buying charges. Lawyers for...
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Riley fights gambling trial subpoena
(Alabama) -- Former Gov. Bob Riley's plan for a summer motorcycle ride from Alabama to Alaska could get interrupted by the gambling corruption trial. Lawyers for one...
5/26/2011
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Attorneys try to keep former governor off stand in bingo corruption trial
(Alabama) -- Attorneys for the State of Alabama and former Gov. Bob Riley have filed motions in federal court asking a judge to rule Riley will not be required to...
5/19/2011
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AG links bingo, charity
(Alabama) -- In a recent memorandum to law enforcement agencies and district attorneys, Attorney General Luther Strange laid out his legal position on bingo gambling in...
5/9/2011
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United States: The Alabama Campaign Against Indian Gaming Continues
(Alabama) -- And now comes the battle of federal legal and technical experts against a state-retained "expert" who apparently has technical but not legal...
5/8/2011
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Senator: Casinos can't be allowed to reopen
(Alabama) -- Sen. Bryan Taylor, in responding to an angry and charged letter from Gov. Robert Bentley, said the fight for more law enforcement power for the...
5/2/2011
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Anti-gambling issue fades in Alabama Legislature
(Alabama) -- State lawmakers in Montgomery have not introduced a single bill this year to legalize or prohibit types of gambling — a stark contrast from the past 2...
4/25/2011
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FBI could raid Alabama's Indian casinos, says gambling expert
(Alabama) -- The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Offices have the option to take action against Poarch Creek Indian Gaming, even though the federal agency in charge of...
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Gaming: BIG business
(Alabama) -- Gaming in Alabama is big business and data released by Casino City’s North American Gaming Almanac shows that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians...
4/17/2011
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Bingo-busting Bessemer DA Green's business partner runs a bingo hall
(Alabama) -- Bessemer Division District Attorney Arthur Green, who has been at the center of the electronic bingo storm in west Jefferson County for three years, has...
4/15/2011
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Electronic Bingo Returns To Alabama - And So Do Police Raids
(Alabama) -- The apparent "all quiet on Alabama's bingo front" that began with the swearing-in of new Gov. Robert Bentley in late January lasted just over...
4/11/2011
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Proposal to legalize electronic bingo co-authored by Chickasaw mayor
(Alabama) -- More than a year after the former governor’s anti-gambling task force shuttered Chickasaw’s freshly opened electronic bingo hall, the town mayor...
4/8/2011
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Anchor Club's attorney says seized bingo machines are legal
(Alabama) -- An attorney hopes to get back control of a Brighton bingo casino. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies raided the Anchor Club in Brighton on...
4/5/2011
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Jefferson County, Ala. electronic bingo hall raided by deputies, shut down
(Alabama) -- Jefferson County sheriff's deputies have shut down an electronic bingo hall in Brighton. Chief Deputy Randy Christian says officers raided the Anchor Club...
3/26/2011
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Brighton hall's opening puts bingo back in Jefferson County
(Alabama) -- An electronic bingo hall in Brighton opened its doors to eager customers Friday, becoming the first in Jefferson County to open following a judge's...
3/23/2011
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Bingo in Arab? City says no, now
(Alabama) -- The Native American tribe Cherokees of Alabama, based in Arab, is interested in bringing paper bingo to Arab, but several members of the Arab City Council...
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Federal Agency: Poarch Creek Gaming Is Legal
(Alabama) -- The federal agency that oversees Indian gaming in the country has responded to Alabama Attorney General affirming that electronic bingo is legal on Poarch...
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OP/ED: Questions still remain about bingo casinos
(Alabama) -- Greenetrack was the state's first large bingo casino and the last to close, and it again is leading the way. Other bingo operators across Alabama are...
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OP/ED: Resolution needed in gambling controversy
(Alabama) -- Let’s get this straight. Electronic bingo facilities throughout the state, including nearby VictoryLand, were forced to close last year because the...
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Senator wants to increase penalties for possessing slot machines
(Alabama) -- State Sen. Bryan Taylor introduced a bill Tuesday that would make possession of a slot machine a felony, increasing the penalty and jail time for those...
3/22/2011
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Federal agency says Creek Indians' electronic bingo legal in Alabama
(Alabama) -- The federal agency that oversees Indian gambling has told Alabama's attorney general that electronic bingo is allowed on Creek Indian land because paper...
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Feds: Poarch gaming legal
(Alabama) -- In what could be considered another victory for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, one federal agency told Alabama officials current gaming conducted on...
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NIGC Rebuffs Alabama’s Call For Electronic Bingo Crackdown
(Alabama) -- The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act means states that allow bingo games cannot prevent tribes from operating ‘Class II’ gambling machines on...
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AG's opinion of Greenetrack bingo machines remains unclear
(Alabama) -- The Alabama Attorney General's Office declined Monday to say if its lawyers have inspected the new bingo machines at Greenetrack or intend to take any...
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Ala. bingo could expand beyond Greenetrack
(Alabama) -- The return of electronic bingo games to Greenetrack in Eutaw has caused other closed casinos to consider reopening games. Jefferson County Circuit Judge...
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Alabama attorney general to appeal court order on Bessemer bingo
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is seeking to overturn a court order that authorized bingo halls in the Bessemer division of Jefferson County to...
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E-bingo rears its ugly head
(Alabama) -- It looked as though the issue of electronic bingo in Alabama was over and done with. Apparently, that is not the case.
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KENNEDY: Electronic bingo just won't go off into the quiet night
(Alabama) -- In the past week, the charity bingo issue has raised it ugly electronic head, again. It'll be interesting to see how Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney...
3/21/2011
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Poarch Creek bingo is legal, federal agency tells Alabama
(Alabama) -- The federal agency that oversees Indian gambling has told Attorney General Luther Strange that electronic bingo is allowed on Poarch Creek lands, rejecting...
3/20/2011
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Ala.: Greenetrack bringing back gambling machines
(Alabama) -- Greenetrack in Eutaw is opening electronic bingo machines after being without machines and the crowds they attract since last summer.
3/19/2011
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Greenetrack 1St Closed Alabama Casino to Reopen
(Alabama) -- Greenetrack in Eutaw became the first closed Alabama casino to reopen Friday with customers overwhelming the limited number of gambling machines.
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Greenetrack in Greene County, Alabama returns with electronic bingo
(Alabama) -- Joy and some frustration greeted the return of electronic bingo to Greene County's Greenetrack on Friday, eight-plus months after state police seized...
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Judge castigates bingo prosecutors for lagging wiretap evidence
(Alabama) -- A federal judge took prosecutors to task Friday in the electronic bingo case. He labeled them, at the least, negligent for not giving defense attorneys...
3/18/2011
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AG says Greenetrack not exempt from law
(Alabama) -- Greenetrack Greyhound Park in Eutaw is expected to re-open Friday with electronic bingo, however, the attorney general's office has issued a statement...
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Greenetrack Opens Its Doors to Electronic Bingo Customers
(Alabama) -- When Greenetrack opened for electronic bingo Friday afternoon, there was a long line of people waiting to get their gaming fix and some say the demand for...
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Greenetrack to resume electronic bingo on Friday, WFSA reports
(Alabama) -- Greenetrack Greyhound Park in west Alabama's Greene County will re-open its electronic bingo casino on Friday, WFSA in Montgomery reports.
2/26/2011
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Alabama Governor Gets Bingo Manufacturers to Cooperate
(Alabama) -- Alabama’s continuing fight against casinos who offer electronic bingo games has taken a new direction, and one that could possibly see casino...
2/23/2011
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Alabama Meets The New Boss – Same As The Old Boss
(Alabama) -- It has been a rude awakening for electronic bingo advocates in Alabama who welcomed the departure last month of Republican Gov. Bob Riley and his notorious...
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BP money used to fight gambling
(Alabama) -- Days before Governor Bob Riley left office, he sent almost $8 million in BP funds to the attorney general's office. Part of the money would go to cover...
2/22/2011
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Bingo machines out / Electronic bingo short-lived in ‘Sweet Home Alabama’
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange announced last week electronic bingo machine manufacturers will remove all machines not on Indian soil from Alabama. Strange...
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Casino boost for city, county
(Alabama) -- With an annual payroll in excess of $55 million and an employee base exceeding 1,700, Wind Creek Casino & Hotel has a huge impact on Escambia County...
2/20/2011
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Bingo machines on their way out
(Alabama) -- With the men in charge at Alabama’s electronic bingo casinos facing trial on federal corruption charges, State Attorney General Luther Strange...
2/19/2011
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Strange targets Indian bingo
(Alabama) --
Attorney General Luther Strange waded into the state’s electronic bingo controversy this week, suggesting in a letter to the National Indian Gaming...
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Manufacturers to remove gaming machines from Alabama casinos
(Alabama) -- The nation's three largest manufacturers of gambling machines have agreed to remove thousands of their games from closed casinos across Alabama, which...
2/16/2011
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Ala. AG letter targets Indian casinos
(Alabama) -- Alabama's new attorney general is calling the electronic bingo machines used by Indian gaming centers illegal and is asking the National Indian Gaming...
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