Casino Pays For Funerals In Alabama

The next time you find yourself railing against “large, soulless corporations,” think again.

Two large, national corporations – corporations that have declined to be identified – yesterday offered to pay the entire costs for the funerals of all 23 victims of last Sunday’s tornadoes that ripped through the Beauregard community of eastern Alabama.

The Alabama tornado crisis, which saw over a dozen tornadoes rip through the state, claimed the lives of 23 people across the state. Following the disaster, the Wind Creek Hospitality casino group – which owns casinos in Alabama, Nevada, Florida and Pennsylvania – announced that they will be paying for the funerals of the victims of the. The Alabama-based tribe donated $180,000 to cover all the funeral costs for the 23 people killed in the tornado that struck Lee County in eastern Alabama, al.com reports, citing the county coroner. Deaths occurring on or after October 1, 2017: Up to $762 if hospitalized by the VA at the time of death.If not hospitalized, the VA will pay $300 toward burial or funeral expenses. If not buried in a national cemetery, the VA will also pay a $762 plot-interment allowance. 1988: Casinos are made legal on tribal territories within Alabama by the Federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. These casinos are restricted to slot machines and some type of Bingo games. This leads to the opening of 3 tribal casinos in this State – though most residents simply travel to Mississippi to enjoy the table games which are still. President Trump said that he will be traveling to Alabama on Friday to meet with victims. Two anonymous corporations have agreed to pay for the funerals of the 23 victims killed by a tornado that ripped through Alabama over the weekend.

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris confirmed the offer yesterday. “I received the two phone calls today from two large corporations within thirty minutes of each other offering to pay for the funerals for the 23 victims. This will be a huge relief for the families especially for those who have multiple victims they need to bury. This will ease a huge expense as these families continue to mourn,” Harris said, adding, “It came out of the blue.”

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook, “What a wonderful blessing this will be for the families who have lost loved ones!” adding a big “thank you” to the two corporations.

Officials with the two companies are still working out the details.

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The names and ages of all 23 victims who died in what was said to be the deadliest tornado in nearly six years were released yesterday. The youngest victim was six-year-old Armondo “AJ” Hernandez; 89-year-old Jimmy Lee Jones was the eldest.

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