Bingo amendment surprises lawmakers
September 2, 2010
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
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Significant moves related to gambling
September 2, 2010
1901 Article IV, Section 65 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901 prohibits games of chance in the state. Because of this constitutional provision, the Legislature
Recent debates over gambling ignore original purpose of bingo in state
September 2, 2010
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
A glimpse of VictoryLand
September 2, 2010
• Dog racing was legalized in Macon, Greene, Jefferson and Mobile counties in the 1970s. • VictoryLand was built in Shorter in Macon County in
Macon County touted as lead dog in ‘electronic bingo’ race in state
September 2, 2010
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
‘Only the power of God can save them now’
September 2, 2010
Tattered red, yellow and green umbrellas edge Port-au-Prince’s broken and battered roads, providing shade for street vendors who struggle to eke out a day’s wages
Alabama Baptist volunteers needed in Haiti
September 2, 2010
Following the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Alabama Baptist disaster relief teams, in coordination with Southern Baptist Convention efforts, began to respond to
Tcherneshoff, Rheta Nell Thrasher
September 2, 2010
Rheta Nell Thrasher Tcherneshoff, former missionary to Brazil, died Aug. 24. She was 75. A native of Hillsboro, Tcherneshoff, along with husband Pete, served with
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