During recent years, the bingo operations in casinos have been closing and reopening several times, but it seems it’s the final word in the process for now.īenefield said: “I’m not going to do what maybe some people have done in the past and say, ‘Hey, screw it. This put an end to the long battle between the authorities and casinos. The Alabama Supreme Court decided that these games weren’t bingo but illegal slot machines. Also, the greyhound races are still included in the offer. The casino is planning to replace bingo with historical horse races. Lewis Benefield, the president of the casino, said that his decision had to be made because the court had ordered the shutting down of electronic bingo games. Macon County’s Victoryland Casino laid off hundreds of employees. But they aren’t the only ones who recently needed to fire many employees. These days, all we hear are layoffs at Twitter, Google, and Amazon. Betting on sports futures, props and lay betsīingo, Greyhound Racing, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Alabama, World Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Employment & Careers, Horse Racing.