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Alabama Casino Resumes Gambling
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA --
The VictoryLand casino, near Montgomery, Alabama, began gambling operations again Friday when a circuit judge ruled a special task force had no jurisdiction at the site. The state's largest gaming venue, VictoryLand had voluntarily closed and stopped operating electronic bingo games under the threat of raids by Governor Bob Riley's hand-picked enforcers.
But Judge Tom Young gave out a temporary restraining order against raids under the command of task force head John Tyson, on the grounds that Tyson, the Mobile County District Attorney, only has authority in Mobile County.
Still, other casinos are remaining closed until the gambling debacle is settled, and VictoryLand owners are taking precautions. Operator Milton McGregor renounced his claim to the resort's liquor license, forcing law enforcement to obtain a search warrant to raid the gaming hall.
By state law, holders of an Alabama liquor license can be inspected by authorities at any time.
"You've got to have a search warrant or a court order to come out here legally now," said McGregor. "Otherwise you are breaking the law."
For his part, Tyson said he'd press to have the restraining order lifted so that it would not shelter "all of the illegal casinos in Alabama."
Tyson threatened that sooner or later, he and his squad would be calling on McGregor's casino.
"If they are not legal, you can count on us to enforce the law," Tyson said.
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