Seniors Upset with Riley

There has been a lot of upset in the state of Alabama since Governor Bob Riley announced that he was forming a task force to get rid of “illegal slot machines” in the state. He said that the people of Alabama don’t want slot machines, nor bingo machines in their backyard and that he was simply acting on the wishes of his constituents. However, he may have forgotten to talk to them first.

It seems that many of the senior citizens in the state of Alabama are actually very upset that he would consider getting rid of the bingo and slot machines in the state. They say that his claim that there should be no gambling is not representative of what they want. They say that there is no harm in gambling and they would like to see to it that the bingo and slot machines stay.

They say that for there to be no gambling, then they should get rid of the state lottery as well, because that it gambling. They say that Victoryland is gambling – and want to know if he is going to close that down as well. They say that every time they buy a raffle ticket to some charity event that they are gambling, so why crack down on the bingo and slot machines?

They are upset to say the least because they say that this is how they spend their free time. They argue that if the bingo and slot machines bring them some joy what harm is it doing to anyone else? They say that the Governor does not speak for them.
 

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