The Alabama Supreme Court [Friday] ruled against “electronic bingo” operations in Lowndes and Macon counties, overturning lower courts that had denied the state’s requests to shut down the casinos.

The justices, in 9-0 rulings, ordered the courts in Lowndes and Macon counties to issue injunctions within 30 days blocking the use of the machines at VictoryLand in Macon County and at White Hall and Southern Star casinos in Lowndes County.

The rulings by the all-Republican court were consistent with previous rulings in the long-running legal dispute over whether the machines, which look and play similar to slot machines, are “electronic bingo” or illegal gambling devices.