As if Alabama lawmakers needed another reason to pass legislation to properly regulate and tax gambling in this state, Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison gave them one anyway.
An audit by the Alabama Examiners of Public Accounts released last Friday found that Benison misspent about $5 million in electronic bingo revenue he was tasked with overseeing and doling out. He’s been told he has to repay it.
I know what you’re thinking: Why on earth is a county sheriff tasked with overseeing millions of dollars in gambling revenue?
Prepare yourself for a brief crash course in the convoluted and idiotic way Alabama has decided to legalize gambling.
