Alabama Governor's Task Force Seizes More Gambling Machines

It is crystal clear that the governor of Alabama wants to send a message to existing locations where gambling machines are being played. The machines are illegal, and Governor Riley wants them eliminated.

The task force that Riley has set up is working on what is apparently a "take no prisoners" approach to confiscating the machines. They raided another location on Friday and an attorney for the gambling center claims the machines were not even illegal.

"The governor is trying to drive home his point that he does not want gambling machines in Alabama,' said observer Timothy Lewskin, "the problem is that some of the locations his task force is raiding are doing nothing outside of the law."

A gaming center in White Hall, Alabama is the latest establishment to be raided. Authorities seized over 100 machines, but the attorney for the center is attempting to have them restored.

The attorney claims that under the law in the state, the machines the center were operating are legal. The task force, however, disagreed, and seized them. They also found large amounts of money at the gaming center.

"We seized currency in excess of $500,000, which as best we can determine was about three days' proceeds," said David Barber, the head of the gambling task force, "You get a feel from that just how big this business is."

March 21, 2009
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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