Tennessee becomes second state this week to decide DFS is illegal gambling: Updated Sadonna Price TennesseeLatest Casino and Gambling NewsFantasy Sports April 7, 2016 0This article has been updated. Earlier this week it was reported that the state of Alabama had become the 12th...
Cease-and-desist letters sent to DFS operators by Alabama AG Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAlabamaFantasy Sports April 6, 2016 0Joining several other states across the country, Alabama’s attorney general has declared that daily fantasy sports (DFS) are considered illegal...
VictoryLand will reopen despite Alabama Supreme Court setback; McGregor Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation April 5, 2016 0Despite an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week overturning a lower court’s ruling issued in 2015 in favor of VictoryLand...
Alabama Supreme Court; Electronic gambling machines seized at VictoryLand are illegal Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation April 1, 2016 0On Thursday, the Alabama Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling issued in June 2015 and ruled against Milton McGregor’s...
U.S. Attorney has questions for governor and AG about Alabama bingo machines Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaCrimeFines, Lawsuits & Litigation March 26, 2016 0Tuskegee mayor Johnny Ford has enlisted the U.S. Attorney’s office in a bid to clear the way for electronic bingo...
Committees approve VictoryLand, GreeneTrack bills in Alabama Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingAlabama March 24, 2016 0On Wednesday morning, legislative committees approved bills geared toward providing two state casinos with a stronger legal shield. Sponsored by...
Both the state and lawyers for VictoryLand file arguments with Supreme Court Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsAlabamaGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesFines, Lawsuits & Litigation January 1, 2016 1Voters in Macon County knew that they were authorizing the non-traditional version of bingo when they approved a bingo amendment...
Reopening date for VictoryLand casino expected from Milton McGregor Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsAlabamaGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesLicensesFines, Lawsuits & Litigation December 12, 2015 0An announcement by Milton McGregor on WBRC Good Day Alabama on Friday may mean that the end is near for...
VictoryLand appeal filed by Alabama Attorney General to State Supreme Court Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation November 23, 2015 0Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange recently filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court to see the return of electronic...
Alabama Sheriff: We are going to stand our ground here in Macon; ‘VictoryLand bingo is legal’ Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsAlabamaGaming Industry NewsFines, Lawsuits & Litigation November 19, 2015 0In February 2013 Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange sent investigators and state troopers to raid Milton McGregor’s VictoryLand casino in...
Alabama governor defends executive order; VictoryLand hopes to open by Christmas Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsAlabamaGaming Industry NewsFines, Lawsuits & Litigation November 13, 2015 0Last week Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order saying that gambling enforcement should be handled by district attorneys and...
Alabama Supreme Court blocks order to return VictoryLand machines Lars Jones Gaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation November 10, 2015 0A struggle over constitutional powers may ensue in Alabama as various government entities sort out the legality of bingo and...
Judge: Move to close six casinos within 45 days or return machines to Victoryland Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsAlabamaEmployment & CareersFines, Lawsuits & Litigation October 3, 2015 0On Friday Alabama Circuit Judge William Shashy ordered the state to return 1,615 gaming machines and $260,000 in cash that it seized...
Alabama’s reach does not extend to Poarch Creek casinos rules 11th Circuit Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation September 4, 2015 0Alabama’s hopes to close casinos operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians have been dashed by a federal appeals court. The...
Alabama special session: No gambling revenue to be considered Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaTaxation July 11, 2015 0Alabama Governor Robert Bentley did not include gambling revenue in his fiscal plan as a way to deal with the...