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Residents Want to Vote on Alabama Electronic Gambling
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA --
Protestors at the Alabama state legislature this week demanded that warring politicians let voters decide on electronic gambling. The debate over whether the gaming is legal bingo or illegal slot gambling has drawn a public outcry to let the people decide for themselves.
Governor Bob Riley opposes all forms of gambling that are not run by the Mississippi Choctaw casinos that have funded his election campaigns, and says he's against letting the will of the people rule, as well.
During Riley's speech railing against gambling and declaring electronic bingo to be illegal, the gathered crowd shouted down the governor with chants of "Let us vote!"
"Not here, and not in Alabama," responded Riley, placing his wishes before those of his constituents.
Thousands of state residents are out of work, as Riley's raids on bingo halls have caused several major gambling locations yo close, including Victoryland and Country Crossing.
Even Riley's fellow gambling opponents conceded that, if a law legalizing gambling were passed by the voters, then gaming could commence without further threat from Riley's special gaming task force.
“At Victoryland we don’t drag people off of the street and make them gamble," said Jim Garland, the director of racing at the gaming venue. "That’s the peoples’ choice as is the right to vote."
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