Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Supreme Court has blocked an effort by the Etowah County sheriff to get a legal ruling on electronic bingo machines proposed for the north Alabama county.
Sheriff Todd Entrekin had sought a declaratory judgment in 2008 after two groups, Coosa Entertainment Group and CBS Supply, applied for permits to conduct bingo games.
A judge's ruling the following month appeared to clear the way for electronic bingo. The Etowah Baptist Association had sought to intervene in the case to oppose electronic bingo, but was denied. The association appealed the judge's ruling to the Alabama Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that there were no opposing interests in the Etowah County litigation and that meant there was no justiciable controversy. The Supreme Court vacated the judge's ruling.
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