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 Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject: Alabama Gambling issues |
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What's going on in Alabama right now over the bingo based casinos and the Governor's determination to shut them all down is hilarious.
A few years ago we went through something similar with the so called 'Chucky Cheese exemption' when small arcade sized 'casinos' (if you can call them that) opened up all over the state. They were all eventually zapped in court.
The last few years we have had several interesting rulings involving these 'quasi' bingo based casino operations which run slots with the legal basis that the internal 'math' is essentially Bingo. Bingo being an exemption in gambling laws for charitable purposes. And several of these casinos (some very large) are operating in Alabama at the moment.
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS241&=&q=riley+gambling&aq=f&aqi=g-m1&oq=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS241&q=milton+mcgregor+bingo&aq=f&aqi=&oq= |
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The bingo mess in Alabama just got a little more interesting. According to the Associated Press, former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, who was indicted on bribery charges and removed from office in 2009, won 1.5 million dollars worth of jackpots at the Victory Land casino in Macon County. Victory Land is a joint dog track and bingo based casino owned by Milton McGregor, who also owns the Birmingham Race Course.
Milton McGregor is one of the main proponents of gambling in Alabama and, oh by the way, a big political backer of Larry Langford.
Governor Bob Riley has been trying to shut down the bingo based casinos and his task force has attempted to raid Victory Land without a warrant. I seem to recall a few week s back when McGregor shut down Victory Land to avoid a raid. It was said at the time that they were updating the software of the slots to make sure they were in compliance with the law. Considering Langford’s series of jackpots, I now wonder exactly what would have been found in examining the machines before McGregor had them changed.
Alabama should either:
1. Close all the loopholes (good luck with that) or
2. Make casino style gambling legal and well regulated by a gaming commission
But until then, I guess we can all enjoy this absurd spectacle.
source: And Bingo was his name'o |
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