Alabama's state attorney general will resume his battle to close an electronic bingo facility he claims is operating illegally. Attorneys on the case are required to appear in Lowndes County Circuit Court on October 5th. The debate will concern a constitutional amendment, which gave the electronic bingo hall at the White Hall Gaming Center the authorization to operate.

Troy King, Alabama's Attorney General, claims the amendment is problematic. By state law, a locally relevant amendment must still be approved by voters all across the state, unless it passes the Legislature without any objection. Charles B. Campbell, an assistant attorney general, was reported Friday to have said that one of the voters at the Legislature voted against, and therefore the voting should have moved on to a state-wide referendum, which never actually took place.

Jeff Connor, White Hall Gaming Center's marketing consultant, declined to comment on the pending litigation.

The complaint was filed last year in Lowndes County Circuit Court. The defense was given 90 days to respond to King's request for him to rule on the case. Both sides are expected to be back in court within two weeks. The bingo hall continues to operate in the meantime.