Etowah County Holding Slot Machines 

Alabama seems to be getting hit from all sides with this electronic bingo vs. slot machines debate. The governor has maintained that bingo is legal in the state as long as it is not electronic. He says that the electronic games are the same as slot machines and that they are illegal in the state. He went to the Supreme Court with his charges and they backed him stating that they are too similar to slot machines and are therefore illegal. They created a task force to eliminate all of the illegal slot machines in the state, and so far are doing a really good job making sure that they all get removed. 

But the state is not finished making up its mind when it comes to the slot machines. Right now Etowah County Sheriff’s Department is holding two machines which will be used in a court case to determine if they are illegal slot machines or harmless electronic bingo games. The Circuit County Court Judge Allen Millican is going to have them unpacked and tested to see if they are slot machines or not. 

The media has been allowed to examine the slot machines as long as they did not test them. It is hard to tell what they look like as they are covered by black plastic with evidence tape wrapped around them. They are roughly seven feet tall and are roughly 25 inches wide. There is also a computer server and cables that will be used to run the slot machine. The judge is going to have the machines set up before he comes in so that they can be tested without having to wait for the set up, although it is not clear when set up will take place. 

The slot machines were manufactured by AGS LLC Bingo Systems, and they maintain that they are nothing more than bingo machines. They maintain that they meet the county and the state’s standards for bingo games.