May
12
2010
Well, it's no surprise to us that the NIGC told Gov. Bob Riley that he couldn't shut down "illegal" electronic bingo machines operated by the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe. According to the NIGC, the machines are Class II, and bingo is legal in Alabama. Riley has been targeting electronic bingo in the state, and wanted to include tribal bingo in his sights. But his crackdown on electronic bingo can't extend to the Tribe's bingo machines, which are governed by IGRA rather than Alabama law.