Attorney Joe Espy addresses the media during the reopening of VictoryLand casino in Shorter, Ala., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. VictoryLand, about 15 miles east of Montgomery, operated machines for seven years and expanded repeatedly to house more than 6,000 games before being forced to close in 2010 during a state crackdown on gambling. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards)
A spokesman for the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Hal Taylor, said the hearing was moved from Jan. 23 to Jan. 10 because VictoryLand requested an earlier date.
VictoryLand's casino reopened Dec. 18 after being closed two years because of the state's crackdown on gambling machines. State Attorney General Luther Strange is opposing a license because he contends VictoryLand is operating illegal machines. VictoryLand attorney Joe Espy says they are legal electronic bingo.
VictoryLand has a liquor license for its simulcast horse and dog races, but those races are shown on the second floor above the 1,200 machines on the first floor.
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