Governor Robert Bentley is telling Attorney General Luther Strange that the state has limited resources to fight gambling. The governor, in a January 13th letter to Strange, says the primary duty rests with local law enforcement.
The governor says he was responding to a memo that Strange sent district attorneys and local law enforcement officials suggesting that state police would be a "valuable resource" to them in trying to shut down gambling operations. Strange said he expected them to enforce gambling laws.
Bentley says the attorney general should consider impeachment proceeding against local officials if he feels they are failing to enforce state laws.
The attorney general's office for the last four years has taken multiple court actions trying to shut down electronic bingo operations.