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Amendment 743 ratified (2004) For purposes of this amendment, the following words have the following meanings: Bingo. That specific kind of game commonly known as

1978 Greenetrack built in Eutaw in 1978. Live greyhound racing took place for a few years, but now the track only has simulcast greyhound and

Macon County was not first in Alabama to pass a constitutional amendment allowing bingo gambling. Actually it was dead last. But once the amendment was

• Dog racing was legalized in Macon, Greene, Jefferson and Mobile counties in the 1970s. • VictoryLand was built in Shorter in Macon County in

By Sondra Washington and Jennifer Davis Rash Bingo may be considered a big-money game in Alabama today, but it didn’t start out that way. Experts

The Associated Press Article from The Birmingham News Nov. 7, 2003 To the surprise of some legislators, the amendment approved by Macon County voters Tuesday