Fellow Republican Gilley Calls Out Riley's Gambling Stance

The bingo gambling debate has now been set off in the state of Alabama and there are some heavy hitters on each side of the debate. On one side is Governor Robert Riley, who is firmly against bingo gambling. On the other side is members of Riley's own political party.

Fellow Republican Ronnie Gilley believes that the governor's stance on video gambling is hypocrisy. Gilley is going head to head with Riley by opening a new gambling and music venue in Dothan, Alabama.

Country Crossing is an $87 million facility that will offer patrons the best in entertainment and video bingo gambling. Gilley is not afraid of Riley's task force on gambling, and he believes that the governor may have political motivations to oppose gambling in Alabama.

Gilley, a Republican, has backed an ad campaign that raises questions as to why the governor would want to get rid of gambling in Alabama. The ad campaign calls into question campaign money that Gilley believes came from gambling interests in Mississippi.

The battle over video gambling in the state has just begun. Individual counties have varying laws that protect some of the establishments that Riley's task force is going after. That has made it more difficult to decide who is right.

The governor has the backing of a recent state Supreme Court ruling, but he has also lost other rulings on the legality of the video bingo machines. With the debate heating up, expect many more top politicians to weigh in with their ideas on the subject, but do not expect any of them to be completely right.

November 24, 2009
Posted By April Gardner
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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