Alabama Bingo Feud Over Obama Rules Irks Cash-Thin States
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Luther Strange’s campaign to shut down every betting house in Alabama has hit a roadblock: the Obama administration and the National Indian Gaming Commission.
The state attorney general, after closing private gambling operations, is now targeting bingo parlors owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, whose games are federally regulated. Strange said the issue boils down to which level of government makes decisions about what games are legal.