Alabama Gambling News
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*Alabama Gambling News© Mike Cason | mcason@al.com/al.com/TNS Wind Creek Casino & Hotel in Atmore, Alabama.
Alabama thinks gambling is a public nuisance as state sues operators Alabama has been thinking about allowing commercial casinos that could compete with the two federally-authorized tribal casinos.
*Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are reportedly throwing “COVID parties” with their friends and gambling on who will get sick first, according to local officials. City council member Sonya McKinstry testified Wednesday that a series of previously reported parties were all part of a morbid game that included intentionally inviting COVID.
*The post Three Alabama Casinos Facing Public Nuisance Suits appeared first on Latest Online Gambling News. Three Alabama Casinos Facing Public Nuisance Suits A Montgomery man has been convicted for scheming with three other people to attempt to steal $192,800 from the Wind Creek Montgomery Casino.
*The Alabama Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings last Friday, allowing lawsuits to proceed that could shutdown the handful of gaming operators that are operating in the state.
*— The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has a proposal for Alabama: $1 billion and a projected $350 million in annual revenue payments from gaming enterprises, along with support for a lottery in.
Wind Creek will close its properties in Alabama for 24 hours after a visitor to its Wetumpka casino tested positive for coronavirus.
Wind Creek’s properties Atmore, Wetumpka and Montgomery will close Sunday at 6 a.m. They will reopen Monday at 6 a.m.
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, there are 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, including one in Elmore County where Wetumpka is located. The person later diagnosed with COVID-19 visited the casino in the third week of February.
Reopening changes
During the closure, the properties will undergo deep cleanings and several changes are slated for reopening.
“The safety and wellbeing of our guests and team members is paramount to Wind Creek. During this closure, all of our Alabama properties will undergo an intensive deep cleaning and sanitizing process,” Wind Creek said in a statement.
After reopening, “social distancing” policies will be in place, including:
Limiting active machines on the casino floor, high limit areas and non-smoking areas to allow for more spacing between games.
Limiting and spacing seating in all restaurants and bars.
Limiting and spacing seating at all other public areas.
Configuring lines to allow for more space between other properties.
Employees will be paid during the shutdown.
Wind Creek said there have been no other reported cases of COVID-19 at its other properties.
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the courts in two rural counties were incorrect for dismissing lawsuits filed by the state aimed at having three casinos declared public nuisances.
As a result of the Supreme Court decision, the state can proceed with its cases against VictoryLand in Macon County and the cases against Southern Star Entertainment and White Hall Entertainment in Lowndes County.
have flagrantly violated Alabama’s laws.”
Attorney General Steve Marshall and his office are looking for injunctions to permanently shut down the three casinos. In a statement, Marshall said “For too long, these individuals, businesses, and even elected officials have flagrantly violated Alabama’s laws.”
A VictoryLand attorney commented on the Supreme Court decision, noting that while the state will have a chance to prove its case, the casino will not be making any immediate changes to its operations.Defendants’ arguments
The defendants were calling for the suits to be dismissed, saying that the state courts did not possess the power needed to hear them. The defendants also claimed that the state’s shutdown attempts were wrong because the Poarch Band of Creek Indians-operated Wind Creek casinos were not included among the lawsuits.
County judges ruled in favor of the casinos last year, dismissing the lawsuits in Macon County and Lowndes County.
However, the Supreme Court rejected the idea that the tribe should be included and deemed the local circuit courts as having sufficient power to hear the cases.Alabama Gambling NewsAlabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Wise deemed that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is not an “indispensable party” in the dispute and there was no need for its inclusion as part of the complaints. In a separate opinion, Justice Brady Mendheim detailed how a federal court had previously prevented the state from filing any sort of public nuisance claims against the tribe’s gaming operations.Basis for shutdown attemptsAlabama Casino News
The state has been persistent in trying to shut down gambling halls that have electronic bingo games. The lawsuits against the three casinos were originally filed in 2017, calling on the courts to declare these casinos public nuisances as a result of their promotion of illegal gambling.
slot machines do not adhere to the same legal definition as bingoMichigan Gambling News
Certain counties have approved constitutional amendments for bingo, leading to the electronic bingo casinos. The state, however, considers these bingo machines to operate and look like slot machines; slot machines do not adhere to the same legal definition as bingo.Alabama Gambling News
Alabama is traditionally a very conservative state when it comes to gambling. It is one of only a handful of states that does not currently have a state lottery.
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*Alabama Gambling News
*Alabama Casino News
*Michigan Gambling News
*Alabama Gambling News© Mike Cason | mcason@al.com/al.com/TNS Wind Creek Casino & Hotel in Atmore, Alabama.
Alabama thinks gambling is a public nuisance as state sues operators Alabama has been thinking about allowing commercial casinos that could compete with the two federally-authorized tribal casinos.
*Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are reportedly throwing “COVID parties” with their friends and gambling on who will get sick first, according to local officials. City council member Sonya McKinstry testified Wednesday that a series of previously reported parties were all part of a morbid game that included intentionally inviting COVID.
*The post Three Alabama Casinos Facing Public Nuisance Suits appeared first on Latest Online Gambling News. Three Alabama Casinos Facing Public Nuisance Suits A Montgomery man has been convicted for scheming with three other people to attempt to steal $192,800 from the Wind Creek Montgomery Casino.
*The Alabama Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings last Friday, allowing lawsuits to proceed that could shutdown the handful of gaming operators that are operating in the state.
*— The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has a proposal for Alabama: $1 billion and a projected $350 million in annual revenue payments from gaming enterprises, along with support for a lottery in.
Wind Creek will close its properties in Alabama for 24 hours after a visitor to its Wetumpka casino tested positive for coronavirus.
Wind Creek’s properties Atmore, Wetumpka and Montgomery will close Sunday at 6 a.m. They will reopen Monday at 6 a.m.
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, there are 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, including one in Elmore County where Wetumpka is located. The person later diagnosed with COVID-19 visited the casino in the third week of February.
Reopening changes
During the closure, the properties will undergo deep cleanings and several changes are slated for reopening.
“The safety and wellbeing of our guests and team members is paramount to Wind Creek. During this closure, all of our Alabama properties will undergo an intensive deep cleaning and sanitizing process,” Wind Creek said in a statement.
After reopening, “social distancing” policies will be in place, including:
Limiting active machines on the casino floor, high limit areas and non-smoking areas to allow for more spacing between games.
Limiting and spacing seating in all restaurants and bars.
Limiting and spacing seating at all other public areas.
Configuring lines to allow for more space between other properties.
Employees will be paid during the shutdown.
Wind Creek said there have been no other reported cases of COVID-19 at its other properties.
———
©2020 Alabama Media Group, Birmingham
Visit Alabama Media Group, Birmingham at www.al.com
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Progressing lawsuits
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the courts in two rural counties were incorrect for dismissing lawsuits filed by the state aimed at having three casinos declared public nuisances.
As a result of the Supreme Court decision, the state can proceed with its cases against VictoryLand in Macon County and the cases against Southern Star Entertainment and White Hall Entertainment in Lowndes County.
have flagrantly violated Alabama’s laws.”
Attorney General Steve Marshall and his office are looking for injunctions to permanently shut down the three casinos. In a statement, Marshall said “For too long, these individuals, businesses, and even elected officials have flagrantly violated Alabama’s laws.”
A VictoryLand attorney commented on the Supreme Court decision, noting that while the state will have a chance to prove its case, the casino will not be making any immediate changes to its operations.Defendants’ arguments
The defendants were calling for the suits to be dismissed, saying that the state courts did not possess the power needed to hear them. The defendants also claimed that the state’s shutdown attempts were wrong because the Poarch Band of Creek Indians-operated Wind Creek casinos were not included among the lawsuits.
County judges ruled in favor of the casinos last year, dismissing the lawsuits in Macon County and Lowndes County.
However, the Supreme Court rejected the idea that the tribe should be included and deemed the local circuit courts as having sufficient power to hear the cases.Alabama Gambling NewsAlabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Wise deemed that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is not an “indispensable party” in the dispute and there was no need for its inclusion as part of the complaints. In a separate opinion, Justice Brady Mendheim detailed how a federal court had previously prevented the state from filing any sort of public nuisance claims against the tribe’s gaming operations.Basis for shutdown attemptsAlabama Casino News
The state has been persistent in trying to shut down gambling halls that have electronic bingo games. The lawsuits against the three casinos were originally filed in 2017, calling on the courts to declare these casinos public nuisances as a result of their promotion of illegal gambling.
slot machines do not adhere to the same legal definition as bingoMichigan Gambling News
Certain counties have approved constitutional amendments for bingo, leading to the electronic bingo casinos. The state, however, considers these bingo machines to operate and look like slot machines; slot machines do not adhere to the same legal definition as bingo.Alabama Gambling News
Alabama is traditionally a very conservative state when it comes to gambling. It is one of only a handful of states that does not currently have a state lottery.
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