It’s time to vote on a comprehensive gaming package
Conservative estimates suggested a comprehensive gaming package could generate roughly $750 million per year, returning lost revenue to Alabama.
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Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones holds gubernatorial campaign kickoff
Jones will likely face off with Tommy Tuberville again in 2026, a rematch from 2020.
Alabama resists sports betting as neighboring states cash in on revenue
In states where sports betting is legal, the numbers speak volumes. Americans legally bet over $100 billion on sports in 2023.
Gov. Kay Ivey’s study group on gambling releases report
The 876-page report ultimately lays out five options for Ivey and state legislators to consider.
Report: Lottery could help pay for college for thousands
A report recommends legislators put an estimated $280 million in annual revenues from a state lottery toward education.
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See recent postsStellar group studying gambling in the state
Another legislation session has passed, and Alabama still has no lottery. Actually, the Legislature does not in itself have the authority to pass a state lottery, they can only authorize a ballot initiative to let you vote on a lottery. It takes a constitutional amendment. The lottery would pass in a vote in Alabama simply … Continued
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See recent postsAlbritton is back with yet another bad gambling plan
Greg Albritton is trying to scam you again. After trying and failing last year to extend the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ gaming monopoly in the state, Albritton is back again this year, with a bill that is, amazingly, worse. Worse for the state. Worse for gaming. Worse for everyone. Billed as the “billion-dollar plan” … Continued
Gov. Ivey names members of study group on gaming, lottery
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced the members of a panel she’s ordered to study how much revenue the state could bring in from an expansion of gaming and a state lottery. Ivey said in her State of the State address that before she’ll consider the Poarch Band of Creek Indian’s proposal to expand gaming … Continued
Ivey seizes gaming issue
Toward the end of her 2020 State of the State address, Gov. Kay Ivey snatched the issue of a state lottery and gaming from the hands of the Legislature. “I will be signing an Executive Order to establish a small working group of some of Alabama’s most distinguished citizens, to begin working, to gather all … Continued
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See recent postsPoarch Creek’s offer is a pipe dream opening the door to a nightmare
Over the last ten years, the political influence of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has grown so powerful that they can kill any legislation that poses a threat to their business interests. Each year PCI and its Republican allies have doomed legislation that would have created a state lottery or allow others to offer … Continued