Bingo halls across the state can keep using hundreds of lucrative electronic bingo machines that state Attorney General Jerry Brown has deemed illegal, after a federal judge on Thursday signed a temporary restraining order to halt a state crackdown on the devices.
Following a hearing Thursday in Sacramento, district court Judge John A. Mendez ruled in favor of a leading maker of the electronic games, a pair of charities and two disabled bingo players who argued that the state has misinterpreted the law. They also claim a ban on the games violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by depriving disabled players of a winning chance.
Saying they have "a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claims," Mendez set a June 25 hearing and asked to inspect two bingo machines.
For the complete story, please see John Simerman, Judge halts bingo machine crackdown Contra Costa Times, June 5, 2008.
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