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Alabama
Says No to Bingo/Slot Machines
Governor Bob Riley has
taken one more step forward in his goal
to eradicate all bingo machines from the
state. He has taken the stance that
bingo machines are simply slot machines
in disguise. He says that slot machines
at these bingo parlors are illegal and
he wants them all removed from the
state. The bingo parlors are upset to
say the least and have been fighting him
on it. They say that bingo is legal in
the state and he should not be able to
take that away from them.
Riley says that bingo
is legal in the state but that slot
machines are not – and therefore they
need to go. He contends that if they
want to play bingo they need to play
with the markers, balls and cards, and
not with electronic slot machines. He
has gotten opposition from the parlors
as well as many within the government
itself.
However, Riley can
stand a little taller today as he has
just won the latest case involving the
slot machines. The Alabama Supreme Court
has ruled in favor of the governor
stating that the bingo machines are a
“sham” and that they are in fact
illegal. They said that bingo is a card
game, not an electronic game. The court
said that based on the officer’s
testimony that they had no doubt that
the bingo games were slot machines for
they looked and played just like them.
Riley says that his
task force now has a clear idea of what
is legal and what is not – and the bingo
machines aren’t. He has informed those
states that ship the slot machines to
Alabama
that they are not allowed to do so any
more. He says that they are responsible
for regulating the slot machine industry
within their own states, and they need
to ensure that these slot machines are
not crossing state lines.
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