Governor holds first of many town hall meetings
March 5, 2009
It was standing room only Feb. 24 in the Pelham Civic Center’s Bronze Room as Gov. Bob Riley and other state and local officials rallied
Greene County gambling bill ‘illegal’ move
February 26, 2009
For the second straight year, Rep. Artis McCampbell, D-Linden, and Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, are asking state legislators to significantly expand electronic bingo gambling in
Rulings on ‘game of bingo’
February 26, 2009
► In 1994, the state Supreme Court held that bingo is a form of lottery and thus illegal except where expressly authorized by a constitutional
AG’s findings blamed for state’s gambling expansion
February 26, 2009
Electronic bingo gambling has infiltrated Alabama, and some say the attorney general is to blame for the recent explosion of machines and facilities across the
St. Clair County citizens, state leaders gather to voice opposition to gambling
February 26, 2009
More than 300 people gathered Feb. 16 at Bethel Baptist Church, Moody, to stand against gambling in St. Clair County. Alabama Baptist leaders organized the
Governor’s task force set to prove ‘bingo’ machines are illegal
February 19, 2009
“Enough is enough,” said Gov. Bob Riley. It is time to settle the electronic bingo gambling confusion in the state once and for all. And
St. Clair County Baptists fight gambling efforts
February 19, 2009
Like so many others around the state, Alabama Baptist ministers and church leaders in St. Clair County are gearing up to fight electronic bingo gambling.
Gov. Bob Riley on electronic gambling
February 18, 2009
Gov. Bob Riley sat down with The Alabama Baptist Feb. 10 to discuss the debate over the electronic gambling machines infiltrating Alabama. Following are some
