Governor Warns Slot Machine Manufacturers

Governor Bob Riley was in the news again stressing the fact that slot machines are illegal in the state of Alabama, and that he is making sure that they are not operational in his state. He first announced his intention of cracking down on all the illegal slot machines in the state through the formation of a task force that would examine all of the locations to make sure that they would not be running them.

The task force has already come back with some preliminary reports of finding illegal slot machines within the state, and Riley says that it is up to the slot machine companies to ensure that they are not placing these devices in their state. Riley sent out letters last week to each of the major slot machine companies warning them against using them in their state. He said that they would face criminal liability if they are found operational within the boundaries of Alabama.

He said that the companies would be prosecuted if they were found to be giving illegal slot machines to any establishment in Alabama. They say that the slot machines will most likely be confiscated and either civil suits or criminal charges will be filed. He said that the courts will decide if it is a legal bingo game or illegal slot machine game.

They say that they are not looking to put a bunch of people in jail for illegal slot machines; they are just looking to clean up their state. They want to protect their residents from illegal slot machine gambling, and this is the only way they know how to do that.

Back to Monthly Archive // Main Slot Machine News Index