Town of Triana Taking Legal Action Against Bingo Hall Raids

An interesting court battle is set to take place in Alabama. The Town of Triana feels they are being unfairly targeted in recent raids that have taken place regarding bingo halls.

Town officials have filed a complaint in Circuit Court to stop Madison County Sheriff Blake Dorning from raiding bingo halls. The sheriff believes there is illegal activity going on and therefore has the right to raid these halls.

The law states that bingo is permitted if the games are being held for charity. The other part of the law, however, is that the Sheriff can interfere with the operation if he believes the constitutional limits are being exceeded.

Several different bingo halls have been raided in the past few months. Machines have been confiscated, and people have been arrested.

It is clear that Dorning believes that the law is being compromised in these locations where raids have taken place. The money that been confiscated in the raids so far has been over $200,000.

"The Sheriff has taken it upon himself, with advice from county attorneys, to interfere with the city's authority to regulate lawful activities within its limits," said Andy Campbell, one of the lawyers who filed the lawsuit.

March 16, 2008
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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