Bingo at Country Crossing clears another legislative hurdle

April 16, 2008

Lance Griffin

A House bill that could have limited electronic bingo to four existing race tracks in Alabama was killed today. HB577, sponsored by Rep. Marcel Black, would have allowed electronic bingo at race tracks in Mobile and Birmingham along with its current operations in Green County and Macon County. It would have effectively outlawed it everywhere else (except on federally protected Indian land).

The bill failed on a procedural vote, the Budget Isolation Resolution, yielding 55 yea votes and 39 nay votes. 60 yea votes were needed to move the bill forward.

The Senate is expected to debate another gambling bill later today.

I am glad this bill did not pass.

from every one that i have talked that have visited branson, they love it and plan to go back, plus this town needs the revenue along with each and every buss.