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Alabama has had many 'electronic bingo' parlors which feature slot machines that are or are similar to Class II gaming machines. The legality of these vary from county to county, and are in a near-constant state of flux. In particular, most such parlors were closed through the efforts of an anti-gambling task force put in place by Gov. Bob Riley early in 2010. But in March 2010, the Alabama Supreme Court determined that Riley did not have the authority to convene such a task force, but that power rested with Attorney GeneralTroy King. Shortly after the task force was sidelined, e-bingo parlors reopened in cities which had previously enacted ordinances permitting and regulating such halls. Additionally, Victoryland also reopened after a brief closure. (Greenetrack and the three Poarch Band of Indians gaming facilities did not close.)

At one time, several counties in Alabama featured numerous e-bingo halls, most notably Walker County, with halls large and small mostly concentrated along the former U.S. Highway 78 between Jasper and the Jefferson County line, ranging in size from converted small storefronts to large halls with hundreds of machines. But a ruling in a lawsuit by the Walker County sheriff determined that the machines in the county's halls were illegal, and the halls were forced to close. District attorneys in Jefferson County used that ruling to justify their order of closure for halls in that county. However, several large halls in Fairfield remained open because the city had passed specific ordinances permitting them. Those halls closed during the governor's task force raids in January 2010, but reopened on March 12, 2010 when the task force was invalidated. They again closed briefly in April 2010, as a part of the ongoing controversy over their legality and a dispute over jurisdiction between Riley and King.

In late May 2010, in yet another legal action in the anti-gambling feud between Riley and King, the Alabama Supreme Court determined that Riley had the ultimate authority to appoint an anti-gambling task force. Riley then announced plans to reactivate the task force, and the district attorney in the Bessemer Cutoff area of Jefferson County (including Fairfield) advised halls there to shut down immediately, or risk having their machines seized. King announced he would no longer interfere with the governor's efforts. Halls began closures on May 24, 2010. Victoryland and Greenetrack remained open for the time being. Poarch Creek operations were not affected, as the state has no jurisdiction over them.

Fairfield legalized large electronic bingo halls in mid-2009, with certain requirements for minimum number of gaming machines. Bamaco Bingo opened in September 2009 with more than 800 machines installed and announced plans for up to 5,000 machines. Two other large e-bingo halls, Bingo Fantastico and World Bingo, later opened adjacent to Bamaco, followed by Legacy Bingo in March 2010. All except Bingo Fantastico occupied empty 'big box' retail stores; Bingo Fantastico replaced a roller skating rink. Three other small bingo halls, including one that shared space with an automotive repair shop, were also located in Fairfield. The city received a permit fee of $100 per machine per month, and bingo was a major tax source for the city.

Bessemer, Alabama had some e-bingo halls in place, but their legality was in question due to a dispute between the city council, which voted to allow the halls, and the mayor, who opposed gambling. Those halls remained closed after the task force invalidation. Other smaller halls were located in cities and unincorporated areas near Bessemer; they also closed later.

Two other large e-bingo halls, Country Crossing in Dothan and White Hall Gaming Center between Selma and Montgomery, were shut down by the task force.

Throughout the controversy, the Poarch Creek band's operations not only continued, they expanded. Facilities in Wetumpka, Atmore and suburban Montgomery added to their gaming floors, and the Wetumpka and Atmore facilities added new high-rise hotels.

In July 2010, after all legal avenues were exhausted, state police and the task force shut down machines at Greenetrack in Eutaw, Alabama, then later at Victoryland. And on October 4, 2010, federal prosecutors filed charges against and arrested Victoryland owner Milton McGregor and several members of the Alabama State Senate in a corruption investigation regarding the entire affair.^[1]

In 2016, after winning a ruling in a federal court against the state, Victoryland reopened its electronic bingo floor on September 14, 2016.^[2]

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1. ^Byerele, Dana (2010-10-04). 'VictoryLand owner, state senators arrested'. The Tuscaloosa News.
2. ^Moon, Josh (September 14, 2016). ''Victoryland reopens to large crowd''. Montgomery Advertiser.

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The History of Greene County
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Greene County was named for General Nathaniel Greene, a Rhode Island hero of the American Revolution, who led our troops at Guilford and Eutaw Springs and retook Charleston. Greene county was formed on 13 December 1819 from parts of Marengo (formed 1818) and Tuscaloosa (formed 1818) counties and from Indian land from the Choctaw Cession of 1816. Many men who came down the Natchez Trace with Andrew Jackson for the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815 went back through central Alabama looking for land. Since settlers may have arrived there as early as 1812, records of the parent counties could have some information on these first families.

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Blessed with fertile soil and level or rolling land, Greene County was the primary Alabama County for agriculture as late as 1845. Greene County is one of several Central west and Southwest Alabama Counties that were occupied by white settlers as soon as land was made available by Federal Treaty. Although there are no records to substantiate early occupation, Federal records indicate that title was granted for Greene County parcels of land as early as 1812 (note: this could be Greene Co. MS). Some occupation was possible from Spanish and French settlements to the South. In fact, the French Colony at Demopolis from 1818 to 1830 was said to have extended into parts of Greene County. Pickens County was formed in 1820 from Tuscaloosa County, Sumter County was formed in 1832 from the Choctaw Indian Cession of 1830 and Hale County was formed in 1867 from Greene, Marengo, Perry and Tuscaloosa Counties.

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A census of the Mississippi Territory was taken in 1816 in preparation for establishing the state of Mississippi and a separate territory of Alabama. Much of this census was lost, but the following Statistics for Counties in Alabama are recorded in the Territorial Papers of the United States:

The population for Greene County peaked in 1850 and then started to decline by 1860. The creation of Hale County in 1867 took away forty percent of the land of Greene County along with the residents. According to the census of 2000, Greene covers 645.87 square miles with an average of 15.4 persons per square mile and now has the lowest population of all Alabama counties.

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Historical Atlas of Alabama, Volume I, Historical Locations by County

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W. Craig Remington, University of Alabama Cartographic Research Laboratory Director and Thomas J. Kallsen, University of Alabama Map Librarian, coauthored this great reference book with maps of each of Alabama’s 67 Counties, Census data, tables of places that exist today, but used to be called something else, and specialized maps, such as one showing all the antebellum plantations in Greene County. It identifies all places of commerce, such as post offices, landings & ferries, mills, forts, Indian villages and towns. In many cases, it identifies the origin of the name. However, it does not list cemeteries, churches & schools. The book cost is $50.00 and can be ordered with an online form from the University of Alabama.

Greene County Data Book, West Alabama Regional Commission, U.S. 2000 Census data

Alabama Census Returns 1820 and An Abstract of Federal Census of Alabama 1830, State Department of Archives and History (Clearfield Company, 1899)

Territorial Papers of The United States, Volume 18, Territory of Alabama 1817-1819