Loveless Park Church, Bessemer, will hold Pumpkin Patch at Shadow Lake in McCalla Oct. 22–30, Mondays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.; Fridays–Saturdays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Sundays,
The H.E.A.R.T.S. senior adult group of First Church, Prattville, will host Christian humorist Brother Billy Bob Bohannon (Bill King) Oct. 19, 11 a.m. Dave Burns
In the “Gambling in Alabama, part 4” series in the Sept. 23 issue, a comment about Rep. Tommy Sherer, D-Jasper, in the article about Walker
In 1984, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians became the only federally recognized tribe in Alabama. There are currently almost 3,000 members of the tribe.
CLASS I GAMING. Social games played solely for prizes of minimal value, or traditional forms of Indian gaming when played by individuals in connection with
Alabama gambling operators have continuously used the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ casinos as an excuse to continue their gambling businesses across the state. Most
It has been within only the past two decades that the United States has attempted to regulate the Indian gambling industry and protect the rights
By Sondra Washington In states where full-fledged casino-style gambling is illegal, like Alabama, Indian tribes must negotiate a tribal-state compact to operate those types of
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