An Alabama lawmaker has prefiled a bill that would increase penalties for gambling-related crimes. HB 41, sponsored by Rep. Matthew Hammett, R-Dozier, would raise the designation...
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The judge overseeing a case over Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors has required plaintiffs’ attorneys to turn over any public statements related to allegations...
No subject in the 2024 legislative session produced as much heat as a pair of proposed gambling bills designed to establish a comprehensive gambling system in...
Brian Lyman | Special to the Advertiser The gambling debate comes back to the Alabama Legislature every year or two, like a 40- or 50-year-old rerun...
State Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) is not shying away from blaming the Senate for its inability to advance multiple iterations of the comprehensive gambling package...
Huge Disappointment There’s been a lot of talk in the betting news lately about Alabama legalizing gambling. But on the very last day lawmakers could vote...
The gambling debate comes back to the Alabama Legislature every year or two, like a 40- or 50-year-old rerun of a sitcom. The characters, all performing...
After a bitter and contentious battle in the legislature over a proposed gambling package that ultimately died in the Senate, House leadership said it has no...
MONTGOMERY — Legislation creating a corporation governing the Alabama Farm Center project in Jefferson County stalled on Tuesday after it didn’t receive enough support from House...
A stalled gambling package in the Senate could be dead unless a member flips their vote or there’s “some real fancy jumping through hoops,” Sen. Greg...
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Senate likely won’t vote on a gambling and lottery constitutional amendment on Thursday. The Senate vote failed by a 20-15 margin in...