Walker County, Alabama bingo hearing next week
A judge next week is to hold the first hearing on lawsuits that question the legality of electronic bingo halls that have popped up around Walker County.
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- King Says Walker Co. Bingo Machines Legal
- Alabama fire marshal shutters four Walker County bingo halls for fire code violations
- Bingo hearing over, ruling due by October 26
- Bingo Debate Gets Deep- 16th Century to Now
- Electronic bingo hearing begins Tuesday before Jefferson County judge
- Bingo Protestors Gather at Walker County Courthouse
- Lawyers at hearing say deciding legality of Walker County bingo halls may take another year
Interesting gambling facts:
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
- Gambling is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: to play games of chance for money or some other stake, or to take a risk in order to gain some advantage.
- The most popular forms of illegal games are "numbers", which is essentially a lottery, and betting with bookies, typically sports betting.
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