Montgomery, AL – Gov. Bob Riley's task force on illegal gambling is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to let it raid the new bingo casino in Dothan before the search warrant expires Sunday.
The task force filed a request Thursday asking the court to lift a judge's order that blocked the raid planned for 4 a.m. Wednesday at Country Crossing near Dothan.
Task Force leader David Barber said Circuit Judge P.B. McLauchlin blocked the raid at the $87 million entertainment complex without any involvement by the task force. McLauchlin set a hearing for Jan. 20.
By then, the search warrant will have run out.
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