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Tuskegee mayor claims AG Strange is conspiring with the Indians to keep VictoryLand shuttered

February 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Alabama, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Last November, when Governor Robert Bentley issued an executive order stripping Attorney General Luther Strange’s office of its authority to enforce anti-gambling laws, instead giving that authority to local of...

Alabama Gov. okays VictoryLand machine certification process; AG Strange silent

Sadonna Price

December 14, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Licenses

Letters of correspondence have surfaced between Alabama State Governor Robert Bentley and officials of law enforcement that suggest VictoryLand Casino has earned the right to reopen their electronic bingo hall....

Alabama Gov. Bentley strips AG Strange’s power; VictoryLand Casino could re-open

Lars Jones

November 5, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In the long running saga of jobs and free enterprise versus mandated morality and the protection of the less fortunate (aka "State vs VictoryLand Casino") Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive or...

Daily fantasy sports now legal in Alabama

Sadonna Price

June 10, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Alabama, Fantasy Sports

The state of Alabama is welcoming back daily fantasy sports (DFS) with open arms. Legislation was passed recently and signed by Governor, Kay Ivey, legalizing DFS over three years after the activity was deemed ...

Creation of advisory council on gambling announced by Alabama governor

K Morrison

October 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

After Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange sent joint letters to the Macon County sheriff, district attorney, and officials in Lowndes County on September 22 requesting their assi...

Alabama governor is seeking another closure of VictoryLand

Adam Morgan

September 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama

After re-opening on September 13, the VictoryLand entertainment venue with its stable of electronic bingo machines is facing the real prospect of being closed again following a plea from Alabama governor Robert...

Simplified lottery bill may progress in Alabama

Sadonna Price

August 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Lottery

Just days after a lottery bill was unable to pass in Alabama, a more simplified bill has now made profress. The first measure included the installation of video lottery terminals, an inclusion that many state l...

Alabama Senate may vote after committee approves two lottery bills

Renee Kingsley

August 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Economy/Finance

Alabama’s Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee met on August 16 to review the state lottery bills that were submitted as both proponents and opponents of the bills shared their views with the senate committee...

Owner of VictoryLand casino sets September 6 reopening date

K Morrison

August 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

After having been closed for three years, the VictoryLand casino in Macon County will once again welcome patrons beginning on September 6, according to an announcement by Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford. In the p...

Alabama Supreme Court grants stay on Greenetrack gambling ruling

Sadonna Price

July 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Greenetrack Bingo & Racing, a gambling facility located within the state of Alabama, has been fighting for years to be able to offer bingo gambling games. After finally seeing headway back in June, the faci...

Alabama AG responds to judge’s Greenetrack ruling

K Morrison

June 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In the seemingly never-ending battle over the operation of electronic bingo machines in the state of Alabama, on Wednesday, Circuit Judge Houston L. Brown gave the state 30 days to return 825 gambling machines ...

Tuskegee Mayor files ethics complaint, asks U.S. AG to investigate

Lars Jones

June 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford has filed a complaint with the Alabama Ethics Commission, asking for an investigation of Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, according to a report Friday on the Alabama News Netw...

FanDuel and DraftKings exit Alabama; DFS bill signed by Tennessee gov

K Morrison

May 1, 2016

Tennessee, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Fantasy Sports

On Friday, Attorney General Luther Strange announced that both FanDuel and DraftKings have agreed to shut down operations in the state effective May 2. On April 5, Strange announced that his office had found...

Two more states advance DFS legislation in the US

K Morrison

April 20, 2016

Tennessee, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

Tuesday was a good day for the daily fantasy sports industry, as Tennessee joined Mississippi in sending a bill to the governor that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS). The Fantasy Sports...

Tennessee becomes second state this week to decide DFS is illegal gambling: Updated

Sadonna Price

April 7, 2016

Tennessee, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports

This article has been updated. Earlier this week it was reported that the state of Alabama had become the 12th state in the US to decide that daily fantasy sports were considered illegal gambling. Now, it ha...