Alabama court ends halt on casino raids
February 5, 2010
Montgomery, Alabama: The Alabama Supreme Court, on Thursday, February 4, removed a court order from a lower court that has been staying a raid on the state's largest casino, Victoryland. The court ruled that the court order, put in place by a Macon County judge, was beyond his jurisdiction and that the raid to be carried out by Governor Bob Riley's gambling task force could take place. The ruling does not, however, wiegh in the legality or illegality on the machines within the casino.[1]
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