The sheriff in Greene County has filed a lawsuit against several casinos in the county and the charitable organizations that operate them, alleging that the casinos are in violation of the constitutional amendment that allows for electronic bingo in the county.

Sheriff Jonathan Benison, who, as sheriff, is tasked by the constitutional amendment with enforcement of county bingo laws and rules, filed the lawsuit earlier this month. In it, he states that he established new electronic bingo rules, called “Bookend Bingo,” which comply with mandates set forth by the Alabama Supreme Court, and is requiring that all casinos in the county remove or reprogram machines that fail to comply with the new regulations by Nov. 24, 2023.

Benison is asking the court to intervene because he doubts that the casinos and their operators will comply. As evidence, he cites a number of specific examples in which the casinos have defied him and local laws.