The House approved gambling expansion, but one Senator doesn’t expect it to go further Supporters of legislation in Alabama to allow voters to approve sports betting, casino gambling and a statewide lottery recently celebrated its passage in the House last week. However, the bill will apparently hit a roadblock in the Alabama Senate. The proposal
The approval comes quickly after a House committee approved the legislation The Alabama House passed legislation to permit online casino gambling for the first time ever on Thursday, sending a sweeping gaming package including sports betting and a state lottery to the Alabama Senate. The two bills, HB151 and HB152, would also establish the first
The approval is just one of many the bills need, but could show that Alabama is ready for gambling The push to legalize a lottery, sports betting and casinos throughout Alabama passed a significant hurdle after it was approved by the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press report.
The decision of the committee could impact what happens next to gambling expansion in the state Gambling legislation will see its first trial in the Alabama Legislature as backers of the new gaming bill seek to get the proposition before voters in November. The bill goes before a House of Representatives committee today, possibly setting
A gambling and lottery bill hopes to gather enough support to overcome the opposition Alabama lawmakers revealed a comprehensive gambling bill on Wednesday that could permit a state lottery and several casinos across the South as some Republicans hope they can get voters to decide in November. Alabama is one of five states without a
Senator Sam Givhan doesn’t see the bill gaining significant traction this year Despite assumptions about the measure in the House to pass sweeping gambling legislation, Alabama Senator Sam Givhan still sees it as unlikely to pass in 2024. However, Givhan says he can’t see where the required 21 out of 35 “yes” votes in the
A new gambling bill will be submitted in Alabama when the legislative session begins next month The difficult work put in by sports betting backers in Alabama for more than a year has resulted in the introduction of a gambling bill. State Representative Andy Whitt and other lawmakers plan to introduce a “wide-ranging” bill after
Alabama’s House of Representatives is exploring the possibility of gambling expansion The Alabama House Republican caucus met on Wednesday in a closed session, which included a debate regarding the gambling bill that GOP lawmakers will propose in the next legislative session convening in less than four weeks. Representative Andy Whitt leads a group of legislators
Senator Sam Givhan is the latest legislator to express pessimism over the state’s gambling future Many see 2024 as the year Alabama will pass some form of gambling or lottery bill. However, State Senator Sam Givhan has his doubts. The concept of a clean lottery bill has been proposed in past legislative sessions, only to
Alabama Representative Chip Brown believes legal gambling is possible, but knows there are challenges Alabama Representative Chip Brown anticipated last week that his chamber would have the chance to pass what’s being called a comprehensive gambling bill that includes a “free-market approach” to casino gaming if it’s successful. However, it still faces an uphill battle
A state senator is pessimistic about the future of casinos in the state While an Alabama House committee discusses passing a bill to put legalized gambling and a state lottery on the ballot for state voters, other legislators, such as Senator Arthur Orr, think it’s still unlikely. Orr talked about the subject on Friday on
The chances of Alabama getting into gambling in 2024 don’t seem very high A constitutional amendment to legalize gambling could be on the floor during the 2024 session of the Alabama Legislature. However, the winner of the special election to replace former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield in State Senate District 9 probably won’t be
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