McGregor has been planning to reopen since a federal court jury acquitted him in March on charges accusing him of offering millions in bribes to legislators to support pro-gambling legislation. All that has remained since 2010 is simulcast dog and horse racing, which draws a few cars to the sprawling complex alongside Interstate 85. Without the casino, there wasn't enough business for the hotel, restaurant or live dog racing. Riley contended the games were illegal slots, but McGregor called them legal electronic bingo. The casino shut down in 2010 under pressure from Gov. VictoryLand, 15 miles west of Montgomery in Shorter, was once Alabama's biggest gambling operation with live dog racing, 6,000 electronic machines, a high-end restaurant and a golden-colored high-rise hotel. McGregor is hiring 200 to 250 workers for the reopening, and plans to add more machines and open other parts of the gambling operation as business permits. He said some wiring and synchronization of the 1,200 gambling machines in VictoryLand remains to be done.
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