Sheriff's Donor Has Alleged Illegal Gambling Machines

0:00It's April 29th. You're listening to Birmingham News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Cory with the story. Coleman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, who's running for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1, just got a huge $25,000. Donation from a local gas station owner turns out that Shell Station outside Hansfield has what look like illegal gambling machines tucked away in the back. The donors listed as A-A-S-S-A-A-N-L-L-C in state campaign records, and an investigation by 1819 news spotlighted those machines after checking. The spot. Gentry spoke out about the cash on Wednesday, but folks are raising eyebrows since he's the County Sheriff enforcing the law. Sources say the devices match ones. One's the attorney general's office calls illegal in Alabama, with black curtains and signs blocking the windows where. They're stashed. Gentry faces incumbent Jeremy Odin in the Republican primary on May 19th, then the general on November 3rd, if he advances, keeps the pressure.

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