Believing Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives will need Democratic help to pass a lottery amendment, Rep. Pebblin Warren (D-Tuskegee) has introduced a bill to allow the VictoryLand dog track to use the same sort of electronic gaming offered by the Poarch Creek Indians at their three casinos in the state.
House Bill 422, sponsored by Warren, is local legislation pertaining to Macon County that would amend the state constitution and allow bingo to be played there on any electronic machine authorized by the National Indian Gaming Commission and operated by any Native American tribe in Alabama.
kAm(2CC6? 9@A6D =68:D=2E@CD H:== DFAA@CE 96C 3:== E@ 82:? 96C G@E6 7@C 2 DE2E6H:56 =@EE6CJ[ H9:49 92D A2DD65 E96 $6?2E6 2?5 H:== ?6IE 36 5632E65 :? E96 w@FD6]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< E96 =6256CD9:A H:== H@C< H:E9 :E[” (2CC6? D2:5] “x7 E96J H2?E E96 =@EE6CJ 3:== A2DD65[ E96J <?@H E96J 5@?’E 92G6 6?@F89 #6AF3=:42? G@E6D 2?5 E96J’G6 8@E E@ 92G6 s6>@4C2E:4 96=A] *@F 96=A >6 2?5 x’== 96=A J@F] xE’D A=2J:?8 2 A@=:E:42= 82>6]”k^Am
kAm':4E@CJ{2?5 H2D C2:565 3J DE2E6 2FE9@C:E:6D :? a_`b 2?5 =@DE `[e__ 82>:?8 >249:?6D E@ D6:KFC6 FA@? @C56CD 7C@> E96?\2EE@C?6J 86?6C2= {FE96C $EC2?86] qFE (2CC6? D2:5 >F49 >@C6 H2D =@DE 27E6C ':4E@CJ{2?5 H2D 7@C465 E@ 4=@D6 7@C E9C66 J62CD]k^Am
kAm“tG6CJ3@5J C64@8?:K6D |24@? r@F?EJ 8@E 2 C2H 562=[” (2CC6? D2:5] “x7 E9:D 925 92AA6?65 :? q2=5H:? r@F?EJ[ ?@3@5J H@F=5 36 E2=<:?8 23@FE :E 3FE J@F’C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE 2 A@@C[ AC65@>:?2?E=J p7C:42?\p>6C:42? 4@F?EJ] (6 H6C6 5@:?8 E@@ 8@@5] }@3@5J 925 2?J AC@3=6>D 2?5 6G6CJ3@5J H2D >2<:?8 >@?6J] ':4E@CJ{2?5 A2:5 23@FE Scd >:==:@? :? C6G6?F6 E@ E96 DE2E6 E9C@F89 E96 J62CD 2?5 E96? E92E H2D =@DE] #6@A6?:?8 :E F?56C E9:D AC@A@D2= >:89E >62? a[a__ ;@3D[ >2J36 >@C6]”k^Am
kAm':4E@CJ{2?5 2?5 E96 !@2C49 rC66< 42D:?@D :? |@?E8@>6CJ[ (6EF>A<2 2?5 pE>@C6 @A6C2E6 6=64EC@?:4 3:?8@ >249:?6D[ H9:49 :D 4@?D:56C65 r=2DD xx 82>:?8 F?56C DE2E6 =2H] qFE 2 =@EE6CJ H@F=5 4@?DE:EFE6 r=2DD xxx 82>:?8 2?5 56EC24E@CD D2J E96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D 4@F=5 36 8:G6? 2? F?72:C 25G2?E286 :7 E96J 28C66 E@ 2 4@>A24E H:E9 E96 DE2E6 E@ 8:G6 E96:C 42D:?@D 2446DD E@ 82>3=:?8 >249:?6D E96 5@8 EC24<D 42??@E 86E H:E9@FE G:@=2E:?8 DE2E6 =2H] %96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D 2C6 4@?D:56C65 2 D@G6C6:8? ?2E:@? 2?5 8@G6C?65 3J 7656C2= =2H]k^Am
kAm“':4E@CJ{2?5 92D 6=64EC@?:4 3:?8@ ?@H 3FE :E’D @? @3D@=6E6 >249:?6D[” (2CC6? D2:5] “%96 }2E:G6 p>6C:42?D 92G6 E96 ?6H6C >249:?6D] !6@A=6 H9@ 82>3=6 =:<6 E96 ?6H6C >249:?6D]”k^Am
kAm%96 =@EE6CJ 3:== H9:49 A2DD65 E96 $6?2E6 2?5 :D DA@?D@C65 3J $6?] vC68 p=3C:EE@? W#\pE>@C6X H@F=5 2==@H 2 A2A6C =@EE6CJ H:E9 2== AC@4665D 8@:?8 E@ E96 v6?6C2= uF?5] qFE E96 w@FD6 H:== =:<6=J :?D:DE @? D@>6 @7 E96 >@?6J 8@:?8 E@ E96 t5F42E:@? %CFDE uF?5 2?5 A6C92AD 2EE249 2>6?5>6?ED E@ E6DE E96 A@=:E:42= A@H6C @7 E96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D[ H9@ 2C6 @? C64@C5 @AA@D:?8 E96 6IA2?D:@? @7 82>3=:?8 2?5 G:56@ 82>:?8 :? p=232>2 H:E9@FE 6DE23=:D9:?8 2 82>:?8 4@>>:DD:@?]k^Am
kAmp=3C:EE@? D2:5 9:D =@EE6CJ 3:== H@F=5 AC6D6CG6 6=64EC@?:4 82>:?8 2D :E 4FCC6?E=J 6I:DED 3FE H@F=5 ?@E 2==@H :ED 6IA2?D:@?]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 H:== 36 ?@ 255:E:@?2= G:56@ 82>:?8[” 96 D2:5] “*@F’G6 8@E H92E J@F 92G6 2?5 H6’G6 8@E E96 =@EE6CJ 2?5 E92E’D :E]”k^Am
kAmqFE (2CC6? 2?5 @E96C 4C:E:4D D2:5 p=3C:EE@? :D AC@E64E:?8 E96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D[ H9@ 92G6 5@?2E65 E@ 9:D A@=:E:42= 42>A2:8?D 2?5 @A6C2E6 2 42D:?@ :? 9:D 9@>6 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm“%96 8FJ H9@ :D 42CCJ:?8 E96 =@EE6CJ 3:== 8@E Sea[___ 7C@> E96 }2E:G6 p>6C:42?D :? 9:D 42>A2:8? 2?5 96 925 ?@ @AA@D:E:@?[” (2CC6? D2:5] “%96:C =@33J:DED H6C6 DE@AA:?8 6G6CJ3@5J E96J 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ :? E96 92== E96 @E96C 52J E6==:?8 E96> E@ C6>6>36C E92E] %96J’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 9@=5 E9@D6 7@=<D 9@DE286] (6 92G6 2==@H65 2 >@?@A@=J] x’> ECJ:?8 E@ 86E FD 324< E@ H96C6 H6 H6C6 :? a__b]”k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 42>A2:8? 7:?2?46 C64@C5D[ p=3C:EE@? C646:G65 Sc_[___ :? 4@?EC:3FE:@?D 7C@> E96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 a_`g 2?5 8@E Saa[___ :? E96 a_`b\`c 4J4=6]k^Am
kAm$E2E6 2F5:E@C y:> +6:8=6C[ H9@ H2D :? p=6I2?56C r:EJ %F6D52J[ D2:5 E96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D H:6=5 4@?D:56C23=6 4=@FE]k^Am
kAm“%96 !@2C49 rC66< 2C6 2 G6CJ A@H6C7F= =@33J[” D2:5 +6:8=6C[ H9@ 4@?D:56CD 9:>D6=7 2 H2E495@8] “%96J 92G6 67764E:G6 =@33J:DED 2?5 E96J 92G6 >256 2 =@E @7 42>A2:8? 4@?EC:3FE:@?D] qFE 2== @7 E92E :D =682=]”k^Am
kAm(2CC6? D2:5 D96 9@A6D p=232>2 w@FD6 $A62<6C |24 |4rFE496@? W#\wF?EDG:==6X H:== AFE 3@E9 96C 3:== 2?5 E96 =@EE6CJ 3:== FA 7@C 5632E6 @? E96 D2>6 52J]k^Am
kAm“x’> C625J E@ 8@[” D96 D2:5] “x’> H2:E:?8 7@C :E E@ 36 AFE @? E96 42=6?52C]”k^Am
kAm+6:8=6C D2:5 :E’D >@C6 =:<6=J E9@D6 H9@ 72G@C E96 =@EE6CJ H:== <:== :ED 492?46D @7 36:?8 AFE E@ 2 AF3=:4 G@E6 E92? E9@D6 H9@ @AA@D6 :E]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 2C6 AC@323=J E9C66 8C@FAD H9@ H@F=5 72G@C E96 =@EE6CJ :7 :E’D HC:EE6? E96:C H2J[” 96 D2:5] “x7 :E 5:6D[ :E H@?’E 36 3642FD6 @7 @AA@D:E:@?[ :E H:== 36 3642FD6 @7 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 7@C E96 =@EE6CJ 2?5 E96J 5:5?’E 86E E96:C H2J E@ D6E :E FA] %96D6 8C@FAD H:== 3=@4< 6249 @E96C]”k^Am
kAmp=232>2 :D E96 =@?6 s66A $@FE9 DE2E6 H:E9@FE 2 =@EE6CJ 2?5 >2?J @77:4:2=D 766= E96 4=:>2E6 :D C:89E E@ 492?86 E92E]k^Am
kAm“!@==D D9@H 2 D@=:5 >2;@C:EJ @7 A6@A=6 H2?E 2 =@EE6CJ[” +6:8=6C D2:5] “qFE :7 2 7=2H65 =@EE6CJ 3:== A2DD6D E96 =68:D=2EFC6[ :E >2J ?@E W36 2AAC@G65 :? 2 AF3=:4 C676C6?5F>X] xE =@@<D =:<6 E96 =68:D=2EFC6 C64@8?:K6D D@>6 >@?6J ?665D E@ 8@ E@ 65F42E:@? 7@C E96 AF3=:4 E@ G@E6 7@C :E] %96 3:8 :DDF6 :D 5@6D :E 8:G6 E96 !@2C49 rC66< x?5:2?D 2? F?72:C 25G2?E286n”k^Am
kAmx7 E96 =@EE6CJ 3:== A2DD6D[ v@G] z2J xG6J 92D :?5:42E65 D96 H:== 2==@H :E E@ 36 AFE 367@C6 G@E6CD @? |2C49 b[ a_a_[ E96 52E6 @7 E96 AC6D:56?E:2= AC:>2CJ]k^Am
kAm%96 {68:D=2E:G6 $6CG:46D p86?4J 6DE:>2E6D E96 =@EE6CJ H@F=5 DFAA=J S`ef >:==:@? 2??F2==J :? ?6E C6G6?F6 @?46 :E :D 7F==J :>A=6>6?E65]k^Am
