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No Surprise in Alabama, But a Little Surprise on Class II v. Class III

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
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.

Attempts to Enforce State Law in Florida

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Jul 25 2008
As we explained in our last post, Florida's options for enforcing the Florida Supreme Court decision are limited. Though the court held that the governor could not authorize banked card games as a matter of state constitutional law, this may not necessarily mean that the Seminoles have to stop offering table games at their Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Legally, the state must turn to the federal government, and politically, the state must decide whether it wants to risk hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue sharing.