Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Supreme Court has left in place for now a judge's order that blocks the governor's antigambling task force from raiding VictoryLand in Macon County.
The court ruled unanimously Tuesday that task force Commander John Tyson's request to throw out the order was premature because he has the same request pending before Macon County Circuit Judge Tom Young.
Macon County's sheriff and district attorney persuaded the judge to issue an order recently that blocked the task force from acting in Macon County. VictoryLand reopened its electronic bingo casino shortly after he issued the order.
The Supreme Court's ruling came as the Alabama Senate voted to open debate on a bill to regulate and tax electronic bingo in the state.
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