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October 04, 2010New DevelopmentPosted by Willian SmithThere are new developments in the Alabama crusade against electronic bingo machine. The refreshing news is that this story does not involve District Attorney John Tyson. I believe I have done enough bashing Mister Tyson for being the Governors attack dog in what I think is an unjust movement agains [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 05, 2010Casino Owner, Others Indicted In Ala. Bingo ProbeSend by news.yahoo.comThe owner of Alabama's largest casino, four state senators and several lobbyists face federal charges of conspiring to buy and sell votes for millions of dollars to get electronic bingo legalized, according to an indictment released Monday. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 05, 2010Casino Owner's Bidder To Alabama Pols: Don't 'You F**kers F**k Us' On Bingo BillPosted by Willian SmithEleven people -- including four current Alabama state legislators, three lobbyists and two businessmen with casino interests -- were charged Monday for their roles in an alleged conspiracy to influence pro-gambling state legislation. FBI agents arrested seven as of mid-Monday, and federal officials [...] Rating:  2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Alabama News Links: Tyson Says He Can Raid Country Crossing ...Send by Press-Register staffDOTHAN, Alabama -- Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr., the commander of Gov. Bob Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gambling, told a Dothan Rotary Club audience o Moday that he believes he can seize the dormant electronic bingo [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Alabama Republican Chairman: Bingo Arrests 'should Serve As ...Send by MediaAlabama Republican chairman: Bingo arrests 'should serve as referendum on culture of corruption'. October 4, 2010 Leave a Comment. Alabama GOP: It is our hope that today's action by the Obama Justice Department will lead to a [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 201011 Charged In Alabama Federal Corruption Case Trendy TopicsSend by CNN.com Recently Published/UpdGilley owned a controlling interest in the Country Crossing real estate, entertainment and gambling development in Houston County, Alabama, which also sought to offer electronic bingo gambling machines to the public, the indictment said [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Left In Alabama:: Federal Bingo Probe News - Arrests In Alabama ...Send by countrycatIt's a great day for Alabama. Maybe this will wake up the voters (finally). Of course, I'm not holding my breath, but still. Of course, Sparks is a little more pro-bingo for obvious reasons, but remember that both gubernatorial [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Sharpton, Jackson To Attend Alabama Bingo Rally Saturday ...Posted by Willian SmithSharpton, Jackson to attend Alabama bingo rally Saturday. MONTGOMERY (AP) Proponents of electronic bingo legislation are raising the tax level [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
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October 04, 2010Greenetrack CEO Says Alabama Governor And Bingo Task Force ...Send by Charles J. Dean -- The BirmingTroopers are waiting inside and a crowd of mostly track employees are waiting outside for the Supreme Court to decide whether machines can be confiscated. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Department Of Justice News Conference On Alabama Bingo CorruptionSend by www2.nbc13.comDepartment of Justice and FBI officials discuss the indictments of 11 Alabama politicians and businessmen in the state's battle over bingo. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010XE.com - UPDATE 1-FBI Arrests 11 In Alabama In Gambling ProbePosted by Willian SmithUS authorities charged four Alabama legislators and two businessman on Monday in an alleged vote-buying scheme to push legislation to expand electronic bingo in the state, the Department of Justice said. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Gambling In Alabama The Worm Within The Shiny Apple | RedStateSend by Repair_Man_Jack (Profile)Steve French, R-Mountain Brook, recently said he, too, was made what he considered improper offers leading up to the Senate debate on electronic bingo. (HT: Alabama.com). I have no dog in the fight, and could care less if casino row [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Birmingham Schools Seem Heading For Red Ink | Al.comSend by Marie Leech -- The BirminghamGlayne . . . and he broke exactly what law and didn't follow exactly what law. Are you another Bingoid repeating the same Bingo Lobby rhetoric. If you have any proof or anything to substantiate your claims . . . then let's have it. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Share This StorySend by al.com (blog)[...] are necessary to show players would be competing against one another, one of the criteria the Alabama Supreme Court has used to define legitimate bingo. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 05, 2010News Slideshows (10/05/2010 03 Hours) WhmSoft Services Photo GalleryPosted by Willian SmithLarry Means, D-Gadsden, leaves the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., with his wife Karen Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, after being indicted on federal conspiracy and bribery charges over buying votes for a bingo bill in the Alabama Senate [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 04, 2010Ron Sparks Reacts To The Alabama Bingo Corruption IndictmentsSend by NBC13.comThese are accusations, not convictions. And just because these indictments have been handed down does not mean that gaming is going away. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |