Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit in Elmore County Circuit Court seeking to permanently close Poarch Creek Indian casinos in Wetumpka, Atmore and Montgomery.
The suit filed Tuesday morning alleges the Poarch Creek tribe is “operating, advancing and profiting from unlawful gambling activity” at the three locations, which operate electronic bingo machines.
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