Charities Threatened \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe lawsuit appears to have been filed by a group of charities based in Greene County that are reliant on charitable bingo for fundraising. These revenues could be threatened by the new games that would become available at Greenetrack if the bill were to pass.<\/p>\n
Marsh says he believes he has the support in the Senate to pass the bill Tuesday. From there, it will head to the House for further consideration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe time is due that we address this issue once for all to try to control gaming in the state and for the state to reap the benefits of it when it\u2019s already going on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A lawsuit attacking Alabama gambling expansion legislation contains explosive allegations that are untrue, according to the bill\u2019s sponsor, State Sen. Del Marsh (R-12th). The complaint accuses Marsh of taking kickbacks from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in return for pursuing legislation that would enhance the tribe\u2019s gaming operations. It was filed Monday in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":166684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Lawsuit filed over Alabama Gambling Bill is \u2018a Lie,' Says Lawmaker<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n