Gambling

Want to vote on gambling, lottery? This is your year

With elections a year away, there's no better time than now to let lawmakers know what you want.

January 30, 2025

The Poarch Creeks you don’t know

The Poarch Creeks have quietly built an impressive non-gaming business portfolio and turned gambling revenue into a health, education and wellness boon for the entire tribe.

January 8, 2025

There’s a solution for Alabama’s education budget shortfalls

As Alabama lawmakers pretend to worry about education funding, it's weird that they keep forgetting about the billion tax dollars they could be generating.

December 27, 2024

An Alabama town has its asset frozen because our gambling laws are ridiculous

The town of Lipscomb can't pay its employees because it's the subject of an AG's lawsuit over electronic bingo.

November 25, 2024

Clearing up a few gambling questions after the Birmingham Racecourse sale

The sale of the Birmingham Racecourse prompted a number of questions about Alabama's complicated and confusing gambling laws.

November 21, 2024

Birmingham Racecourse sale may be good news for gambling legislation, employees

The sale of the Birmingham Racecourse could prompt movement on gaming legislation.

November 19, 2024

Alabama’s absurd gambling predicament exposed again

With Alabama operators opening resort casinos in other states, this state's gambling predicament becomes even more absurd.

November 12, 2024

Poarch Band of Creek Indians set to open Chicago casino

The Wind Creek Chicago Southland, an upscale casino and resort, is predicted to generate more than $200 million in annual tax revenue.

November 11, 2024

The gambling silly season has begun

As is usually the case when it comes to gambling legislation in Alabama, the rumors, innuendos and outright lies have started to fly.

October 31, 2024

Bill would exempt charity bingo, raffle from gaming ban

The legislation simply allows for traditional bingo and traditional raffle games to be conducted for “noncommercial charitable fundraising purposes.”

October 18, 2024