Alabama Attorney General seizes hundreds of illegal gambling machines across state – Yellowhammer News
The Alabama Attorney General’s office executed search warrants and seized hundreds of illegal gambling machines this week in different locations across the state.
WRBC News 6 reported from one of the locations where machines were seized, a charity bingo spot in Lipscomb. The report included comment from Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office stating that the machines were easy to track because of state evidence stickers.
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Five people have been arrested so far and as of Thursday, agents were still serving search warrants across various locations.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
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