Although similar legislation failed a year ago, current efforts to increase the alcohol content of both beer and wine available in Alabama have moved closer
► In 1994, the state Supreme Court held that bingo is a form of lottery and thus illegal except where expressly authorized by a constitutional
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
“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
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.
According to a 1997 unanimous opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals, authored by now-Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, the term bingo as used in
New Chapel Baptist Church, Kinston, is being led by a 39-year-old former methamphetamine addict — a 10-grams-a-day-for-eight-years methamphetamine addict. And everyone there is thrilled. That
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
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