While Tunica has become one of the gambling mainstays in the south, the neighbors to the east in Alabama, have done everything possible to raise their level of casino establishments and cement themselves as one of the gambling powers of the south.

SHORTER, Ala. – Alabama casinos are making a $500 million bet that luxury hotels, celebrity restaurants and big-name entertainment will give southbound tourists an alternative to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast gambling destinations.

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Controversy about electronic bingo  in Alabama stems as a battling feud between Governor Bob Riley and Casino operators.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Electronic bingo operators in Alabama aren’t calling off opening celebrations at multimillion-dollar casino venues despite a state Supreme Court decision that raised questions about the future of the popular games.

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