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Senate support for Poarch Creek legal fix in jeopardy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians celebrated a short victory when the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Land Reaffirmation Act that addresses a legal technicality that potentially jeopardized the tribe’s reservation status. However, over the weekend, the Alabama Political Reporter confirmed that Alabama’s Republican Senior U.S. … Continued
January 23, 2018

Breaking down the lottery process

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter The following article is part of APR’s on-going series on gaming and the lottery: Polling on both sides of the political aisle indicates that the voters in Alabama support the right to vote on a lottery and legalized gaming — and overwhelmingly support a lottery and legalized gaming. By … Continued
September 19, 2017

Experts weigh-in on lottery

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Soon after taking office, Gov. Kay Ivey disbanded the Alabama Gaming Task Force along with other commissions authorized by former Gov. Robert Bentley. Ivey’s administration saw the gaming committee as another way to toss a thorny issue on an ever-growing trash heap of legislative avoidance. According to several members … Continued
September 13, 2017

Does Governor Ivey support a vote on the lottery?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter At a recent press gaggle,  a reporter asked Governor Kay Ivey what the chances of Alabama passing a lottery are? Alabama is one of only six states that does not have some form of lottery. Her statement while clear to those who understand Alabama’s 1901 Constitution was taken out of … Continued
August 25, 2017

Will Poarch Creek casino money return Hubbard to power?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter New information about a reported agreement between convicted felon Mike Hubbard and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) came to light over the weekend. The Tribe has is believed to have agreed to pay all of Hubbard’s legal fees past, present, and future if the once-powerful Speaker of … Continued
April 12, 2017

Indian Casino owners interview potential governor Tuberville

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter While the Ethics Commission was interviewing witnesses on Union Street last Wednesday to determine if there was probable cause to refer felony charges against Gov. Robert Bentley, members of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) were meeting on High Street to see if former Auburn coach Tommy … Continued
April 10, 2017

House Bill gives State Police power to Poarch Creek Indians

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to give the Poarch Creek Indian Tribal Police State Police powers, equivalent to those exercised by local Police departments and Sheriff’s departments across the country. HB294 is sponsored by State Connie Rowe (R-Jasper). Rep. Rowe said that this bill … Continued
March 14, 2017

Alabama’s gambling fight, Part II: Follow the money

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter By early 2009, construction was far enough along on the Country Crossing facility in Dothan that it didn’t take much imagination to see customers flocking to the entertainment venue, spending the night in the George Jones Possum Holler Bed and Breakfast, eating at the Lorrie Morgan Hot Chicken Restaurant. … Continued
January 18, 2017

Poarch Creek Indians to push casino plans in Alabama and Georgia

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Poarch Band of Creek Indians could soon be operating casinos in Georgia; Alabama gaming law and federal Indian gaming laws are complicated and filled with gray areas; and gambling, in general, is just awful. That pretty much summed up Meeting 2 of the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming … Continued
November 18, 2016