Gov. Riley of Alabama ordered troopers to shutdown bingo halls in the state. He also ordered the bingo machines to be confiscated since it is essentially slot machines.

Speaker Robert DeLeo said that allowing casino and slots gambling expansion will give the state additional revenues. Gov. Deval Patrick has no comment on Speaker DeLeos plan.

Cordish Cos. plans to build a slots facility in Anne Arundel County. The slots issue will be place in a vote in November 2010.

Luiz Simmons is proposing to divert the racing industrys portion of slots revenue to school building. Frank Turner also proposed a similar bill which he withdrawn later.

Supporters of the legalization of slot machines in Indiana are gaining momentum. A lot of people said its better to create laws that will regulate them better than driving them underground as the most recent crackdown has done.

Critics of slot machines in Maine are trying to push a referendum to ban slots in their area. They are hoping to include the proposed law for the referendum in the 2008 elections but have so far failed to get the needed number of signatures.

Sands Bethworks Gaming has finally gotten permission from the Pennsylvania Gaming Board to conver the old Bethlehem Steel site into a modern slots casino. The move received mixed responses from the local citizens.

Jerry Paresa of the San Manuel Indian Tribe said that he is hopeful that the California gaming compact will be approved. California could earn as much as $506 million from casino revenues and more in the long term.

Slots earnings in Pennsylvania improved by 32% compared in 2008. But gaming analysts said new gaming competition from neighboring states might affect the results.

Hialeah Park reopened on November 28th, 2009 after eight long years. The park will offer slot machines to its visitors.

The state commission has awarded the slots gaming license to Cordish Co. for the Arundel Mills mall slots facility. The facility could open by December 2011.

The OLG has praised the the benefits that cities like Ottawa received from slots revenues. OLG added that slots revenues also supports non-profits groups in Ottawa.

Speaker Silver said that the investigation on Aqueduct Group should be finished first before approving its slots bid. The machines will be place at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Rep. Juhnke and Sen. Sparks introduced the plan to install slot machines in Minnesota racinos on Feb. 22nd, 2010. The plan is expected to earn $125 million annually.