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Bingo battle in Alabama
People in Alabama can enjoy playing electronic bingo at the moment, but a huge row in the middle of America’s Bible belt may put a stop to this in the near future.
Alabama has several bingo casinos, including the massive Victoryland which is the largest with 6,000 machines. Of late though there have been several raids leading to the closure of several casinos. Even the FBI are involved, carrying out a public corruption probe. The matter is made more complicated by the fact that the bingo casinos were authorised by the local counties to provide slots and bingo games and thus have the legal right to operate. In most states in the US bingo is covered under either a casino license or a small games of chance license.
The problem is that, although they provide jobs and tax revenue, Alabama is a very religious area, and many feel that these casinos lead to corruption. Bob Riley, the Governor for Alabama said; Alabama is being threatened by bingo. I think one of the biggest threats we have in the state today is the corruptive nature of what gambling does to a state. We have said this ever since we started this. This is not about gambling as much as it is about corruption.”
Stan Hubbard, the Gaming Director of Victoryland has a different view on things; “Overall, it’s just like any other industry. It is like a car manufacturing plant with respect to what it means to the community. [In] this particular community, when there is no industry, it’s the largest private employer in this county. However he freely admits “There are some conservative religious elements that are antigambling of any kind and we respect that.”
Victoryland has no roulette or blackjack, just slot type machines which are all for electronic bingo, the only type of gambling that is legal in the state. There are 3 casinos in the state that are safe as these are on federal land, and are run by Native Americans. At the moment the state is looking into new laws, which would allow state residents vote to see if they wish to keep the bingo casinos, which not only provide thousands of jobs but also could provide millions in tax, a huge benefit for the state.
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