Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton May Attend the Pro-Gambling Rally Scheduled for Saturday in Montgomery Alabama

Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are on their way to Alabama once again. Sunday will be the 45^th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma. Gambling advocates have scheduled a march on the Capitol for the day before and, according to the Mobile Press Register, Jackson and Sharpton have expressed their interest in attending.

The march is being organized by former Tuskegee Mayor John Ford and businessman Greg Calhoun, who are proponents of e-bingo, with the hope that it will boost their cause in the Alabama Legislature. The march is to show support for the jobs created by electronic bingo, the taxes it will bring into local government, and encourage state legislators to support a constitutional amendment which would allow closed casinos to reopen.

Meanwhile the town of Chickasaw, which had its bingo hall raided and it's machines confiscated, has filed a law suit against the state, the governor and the commander of the Task Force seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as a court hearing to determine the legality of the machines, according to James "Pete" Bridges who is affiliated with the gambling operation in Chickasaw.

See previous article regarding this raid www.associatedcontent.com/article/2740299/chickasaw_alabama_gets_first_ebingo.html?cat=8

The Chickasaw facility had been open about 7 hours when it was raided by John Tyson and his Task Force to End illegal Gambling.

Despite all the legal wranglings and law suits the Town of Prichard officials have announced their intention of opening an e-bingo operation. Prichard is a town in Mobile County which has been in the news often recently because of their unstable financial situation and inability to pay city workers. The jobs created and funds generated would be a major aid in restoring financial stability to this city.

Proponents of a bill to allow e-bongo in Alabama hope to have the senate begin debate on the topic soon so that Alabamians can vote on a referendum November 1.

Meanwhile gambling continues at dog tracks and Indian reservations across the state without Task Force involvement.