The federal authority that oversees Indian casinos strongly reinforced to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange that, despite his recent attempted action against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, the tribe does not have to follow the state definition of bingo and has a right to operate electronic bingo casinos in the state. Strange has pushed [...]
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore said Monday that Attorney General Luther Strange “has done an excellent job” trying to enforce gambling laws in Alabama. Moore, speaking to the Montgomery Rotary Club, said that gambling has been an issue since he first arrived on the court in 2001 for his first term as chief [...]
The attorney general’s office is trying to have Circuit Judge Tom Young Jr. removed from the case involving the seizure of machines and cash from the casino at VictoryLand and argues he is hostile toward the attorney general’s office, has prejudged key issues, and is biased against the state’s evidence in the case. Deputy Attorney [...]
A Macon County Judge who initially refused to issue a warrant to raid VictoryLand relied too much on Macon County Sheriff David Warren’s opinion on the legality of the machines and overstated both the need for a warrant and its impact on future court cases, according to an opinion of the Alabama Supreme Court. The [...]
Gov. Robert Bentley sat down with the Montgomery Advertiser Thursday for a wide-ranging interview about his first two years in office and the issues facing the state. We’ll be running excerpts from the interview over the next few days, along with video shot by Montgomery Advertiser photographer Mickey Welsh. (Transcripts will be edited for clarity.) [...]