Bingo Rallies in Alabama!

MONTGOMERY AL- Crowds of people on both sides of the electronic bingo debate currently taking over Alabama rallied at the Alabama State House.Over the past month, Governor Bob Riley’s task force on illegal gambling has threatened to perform raids on bingo halls to confiscate machines that he believes are illegal.The pro-bingo group, many of whom worked for casinos and bingo halls in the state shouted, “Bob took our jobs!” Three large-scale bingo premises have been closed, leaving thousands unemployed. Many of the bingo supporters rallying in Montgomery worked at Victoryland or Country Crossing.The state governor himself joined the anti-bingo rally. Riley could hardly be heard over the shouting by the protestors but he did say “the law in Alabama is clear that electronic bingo machines are illegal slot machines and casinos lead to more poverty rather than creating jobs.”