A federal judge ruled Monday that electronic bingo machines at a Madison County hall are slot machines – illegal under Alabama law. The decision, welcomed by Gov. Bob Riley, sends ripples across the ...
An anti-slots legislator says he will seek to amend a budget bill that is up for a vote today to freeze the number of electronic video gambling devices in commercial bingo halls at the current level.
Background: Some charities have come to rely on income from legally suspect bingo machines, slot machinelike devices that could violate monopoly guarantees in the state’s Indian gaming agreements.