Inland Casinos Profit from Coast Disaster As reported by the Daily Democrat: "The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians presented a $4 million check to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The money represented the tribe's annual payment for balancing the effects of its large casino and resort in Brooks.
"'Our business has almost doubled in Atmore,' said Arthur Mothershed, chief financial officer for Poarch Creek Indian Gaming. "At the Palace in Atmore and at gaming operations on tribal lands in Montgomery and Wetumpka, Alabama's only federally recognized Indian tribe has electronic bingo very similar to slot machines. "Even smaller operations like Bingo Haven on U.S. 90 in Mobile have enjoyed crowded parking lots, according to Helen Miller, who manages the Littlefield Corp. gaming operation. "…While officials are reluctant to share exact numbers, similar reports can be heard at gambling oper ations across the region -- from Mobile Greyhound Park and Bingo Haven in Mobile to the Pearl River Resort near Philadelphia, Miss…"
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