A single gas station in Pike County was running a gambling operation when it was raided, with gambling machines and $25,000 being found.

The Pike County Sheriff’s Office says the station was selling scratch-off lottery tickets, “coin pusher” games, and even an electronic gambling scheme too.

If gambling is going to be illegal in Alabama, and it should be, people have to be shut down and punished more viciously.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.