"16 protesters arrested in Alabama bingo raid" by Associated Press | July 2, 2010
EUTAW, Ala. — The governor’s bid to shut down electronic bingo in Alabama set off a nightlong standoff at a rural casino and the arrest yesterday of 16 protesters angry over the loss of jobs in a poor county.
The protest grew into a political rally as 10 black legislators, as well as the white Democratic nominee for governor, arrived at the Greenetrack casino to voice support for the demonstrators and some 400 laid-off casino workers.
Scores of the workers remained outside the casino, which had its entrance blocked off by state troopers securing more than 800 electronic bingo machines inside....
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