Gambling - news
Gambling efforts ‘die’ at Statehouse
Gambling efforts “are dead” but they certainly took their toll on the 2008 legislative session.
“Powerful gambling forces came out in full effort to push Senate Bill 191 (a constitutional amendment forever protecting Macon County gambling machines) this session,” said Sen. more »
By staff - May 30, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
‘Heartbreak’ shift a daily reality for gambling facilities nationwide
The dazzling lights of nine casinos flood miles of farmland in the Mississippi Delta, blasting across the region as if they had more to compete with than a few catfish ponds and cotton fields. more »
By Grace Thornton - May 19, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship,
Gambling legislation paralyzes Alabama Senate with filibuster
By Jennifer Davis Rash and Sondra Washington
Gambling in Macon County continued to paralyze the Alabama Senate last week and block consideration of other bills, including the state budget. more »
By Jennifer Davis Rash and Sondra Washington - May 16, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
Tasting the Forbidden Fruit
God promised it would happen. “You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die,” God cautioned Adam in Genesis 2:17. more »
By Bob Terry - May 14, 2008 - (4)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling
Gamblers denied Jeff City, but loss limit may fall
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—State Rep. Brian Baker, R-Belton and an assistant pastor of First Baptist Church of Belton, is encouraged by the action of Jefferson City’s citizens to reject two pro-riverboat casino gambling propositions April 8 by 62-38 percent margins. more »
By Allen Palmeri - May 2, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
B-I-N-G-O … and Bingo was its name-o
New electronic style of old familiar game allows gambling operators to skirt law, confuses authorities
Some of the laws describe the game that can be played for charity fund raising as bingo played on cards, but they don’t say that the cards have to be tangible. more »
By Jennifer Davis Rash - Apr 25, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
State’s electronic gambling battle continues
The battle over Alabama’s expanding bingo gambling industry wages on with no end in sight. Two bills prohibiting electronic gambling in Walker County have passed the Senate, and two similar bills for Houston County were recently introduced in both the House and Senate. more »
By Sondra Washington - Apr 23, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
CLC gives $10,000 for coalition phone database
JEFFERSON CITY—The Christian Life Commission (CLC) of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) showed its support for Cures Without Cloning (CWC) March 6 by allocating $10,000 for a phone database system. more »
By Allen Palmeri - Apr 9, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Life, Cloning, Citizenship, Legislation
Casino bill ‘dead’; Kentucky Baptist leaders applaud opposition
FRANKFORT, Ky.—Failing to find enough support among state legislators, Gov. Steve Beshear admitted defeat on his proposed expanded gambling bill that would have allowed casinos in Kentucky. more »
By Drew Nichter - Apr 9, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
Against the odds: Walker County ministers, others unite against gambling
Walker County ministers and church leaders are sounding a warning in their area, and they want citizens to take heed. Electronic “charity” bingo (gambling) has invaded the county with “ravaging” effects and it needs to be stopped, said Jamie Lay, pastor of Oakman Central Baptist Church, Oakman. more »
By Sondra Washington - Apr 4, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation