Ala. gov sends gambling warning letters

[Mousey]

Mousey, isn't Biloxi closer to you than Tunica? Before the hurrucane I used to drive uo from Miami to bILOXI and am sure was less than 10 hours. We knew we were almost there as soon as we hit the ALABAMA State line Just curious

I'm in northeast Alabama... it's 6 1/2 hours -- including one quick smoke/pee/coffee & donut stop along the way -- (6 hr with perfect weather and traffic conditions) to either Biloxi or Tunica. 5 + hours to Pearl River and their Choctaw casinos which paid Abramoff LOL. And it's probably 6 hours to Harrah's Cherokee in the mountains. We're in the middle of gambler's hell... LOL

[catrina m]

I'm near tuscaloosa (roll tide, had to throw that in) and I go through Jasper a lot.

They are popping up everywhere in jasper

A lot of cars always out front, and gambling is illegal here supposedly!

Not Bingo. No one is calling bingo, just the hum of slots.

I do love sams town in tunica.

[anniemac]

Hey, Littlebit, where in East Texas did you live? I live at Lake O'Pines near Marshall.

Anyway, we had the eight liners here for a while. They were at all the bingo halls and most gas stations. They paid in tickets - ones at the big bingo hall in Longview were for Walmart. Ran along fine for about a year and then Austin woke up and declared them illegal. Depending on the county and the powers that be, some of them were left alone but they raided the big bingo hall in Longview and hauled off all the machines plus the money. Had a big deal on the news about the officers unloading them at the dump and taking axes to them. Looked like prohibition all over again.

But they are still here. I can drive 2 miles down the road and play them as long as I want to.

We did have something here that I never did figure out what was going on. Little town about 6 miles from me had a slot parlor where you bought a card with money on it and played the machines with it. But you didn't win anything (sounds like my online play ). There was probably 30 machines in there and the place was packed all the time. But you didn't win anything or so I was told. Now does that make any sense to you?

[littlebit]

Hey, Littlebit, where in East Texas did you live? I live at Lake O'Pines near Marshall.

I was living in a small town named Kirbyville and is in the "lakes area". Kirbyville is only minutes away from the popular Texas lakes - Toledo Bend Reservoir, Sam Rayburn Reservoir, and B.A. Steinhagen lake. It's also right smack dab in the middle of national and state forests, as well as the Big Thicket National Preserve.

The video poker place was across the border in Merryville, La.

I sincerely hope I'm not doing a "derail" here.

[jas2587]

shhhh.......don't bring Walmart up to Trish lol
they have her backside on camera

Cindy

[pokeraddict]

I'm in northeast Alabama... it's 6 1/2 hours -- including one quick smoke/pee/coffee & donut stop along the way -- (6 hr with perfect weather and traffic conditions) to either Biloxi or Tunica. 5 + hours to Pearl River and their Choctaw casinos which paid Abramoff LOL. And it's probably 6 hours to Harrah's Cherokee in the mountains. We're in the middle of gambler's hell... LOL

Any closer to Metropolis? Don't bother with Cherokee if it is as far as anything else.

[pokeraddict]

Are these Pot o Gold/Shamrock 7's type machines popping up, legit type IGT Bally's or are they actual reeled fruit machines/cherry masters or some other slot made by a company like Cadillac Jacks? These all tie to a central "bingo" type game so the owner can fall under bingo laws?

The only time I ever went in one of those places in Alabama I couldn't believe how bad they were. It was Victoryland and it was all video slots and video keno. This was a licensed one. I've heard from friends Pot o Golds have been there for a decade or more in Birmingham.