FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
February 10, 2017
For More Information, contact:
Alice Martin
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Acting Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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State of Alabama
ALABAMA SUPREME COURT DISMISSES APPEAL BY FRONTIER BINGO OF
GREENE COUNTY IN ILLEGAL GAMBLING CASE
State will keep $191,249 and 449 Electronic Bingo Devices Seized from Casino
(MONTGOMERY) – Acting Alabama Attorney General Alice Martin announced the
Alabama Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Dream, Inc., owners of Frontier
Bingo in Greene County, thereby letting stand a lower court’s ruling in favor of the
State of Alabama.
On February 2, 2017, the Alabama Supreme Court issued its order to dismiss the casino
operator’s appeal of an August 15, 2016, Greene County Circuit Court ruling. That
ruling granted the State of Alabama’s Petition for Forfeiture and Condemnation of
$191,249.11 in currency and 449 illegal electronic bingo machines seized from Frontier
Bingo in 2014.
Dream, Inc., filed its motion to dismiss its appeal after the Alabama Supreme Court
ruling against Greenetrack, also in Greene County, on December 23, 2016. The Supreme
Court left no doubt that electronic bingo is illegal in the State of Alabama.
“I am pleased to announce that this case has been closed and these funds can be
applied to the Alabama General Fund in accordance with the Court’s decision,” said
Acting Attorney General Alice Martin. “Furthermore, the illegal electronic bingo
devices seized by the State will be destroyed.”
Acting Attorney General Martin thanked Assistant Attorney General John Kachelman
and former Assistant Attorney General Bill Lisenby of the Criminal Trials Division, and
Special Agents of the Attorney General’s Investigations Division for their work
investigating the case and executing the search warrant which led to the seizure and the
successful prosecution of Frontier Bingo.
A copy of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling is attached.
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501 Washington Avenue * Montgomery, AL 36104 * (334) 242-7300
www.ago.alabama.gov IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
February 2, 2017
1151346
Dream, Inc. v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Greene Circuit
Court: CV-14-900041).
ORDER
The Appellant’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal filed by Dream,
Inc., on January 2, 2017, having been submitted to this Court,
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED and the case is
DISMISSED.
I, Julia Jordan Weller, as Clerk of the Supreme Court of
Alabama, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and
correct copy of the instrument(s) herewith set out as same
appear(s) of record in said Court.
Witness my hand this 2nd day of February, 2017.
Clerk, Supreme Court of Alabama
cc: Margo Bryan
William Milam Cain, Sr.
John L Kachelman III
