By Alabama Public Radio
Montgomery, AL – King reacted yesterday to a state Supreme Court decision that said the sweepstakes games at the Birmingham dog track owner are illegal. The ruling Friday focused solely on the dog track's sweepstakes, but many smaller businesses have tried to copy the track's success with the electronic games. John Giles, president of Christian Action Alabama, is encouraging his members to call their district attorney to report any sweepstakes operations in their areas and ask that they be closed. Dog track operator Milton McGregor says he will ask the Alabama Supreme Court to reconsideration its decision. McGregor says he believes the eight-to-nothing decision was based more on politics than on the law. If the Supreme Court refuses to reconsider it, McGregor says he will look for a way to take the issue into federal court. McGregor says closing the games would cost 250 jobs. Randy Hillman, executive director of the Alabama District Attorney's Association, said the odds are not good that the Supreme Court will reconsider and change its decision.