B-I-N-G-NO - The Legal Abuse of an Innocent Game

Authors

Joseph L. Lester, Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law

First Page

21

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article examines how technological advancements have transformed the innocent game of bingo into what appears to be an electronic slot machine. This article describes the expansion of electronic bingo into areas that have considered gambling against public policy. Specifically, this article explores how tribal gambling across the United States and charitable gambling in Alabama have manipulated laws to create legal Class II casinos free of state taxation and revenue sharing. Finally, this article proposes modifications of the legal definition of bingo that will harmonize the law with technological advancements and return bingo to a harmless amusement game.

Recommended Citation

Joseph L. Lester, B-I-N-G-NO - The Legal Abuse of an Innocent Game, 18 St. Thomas L. Rev. 21 (2005).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol18/iss1/3