Gambling laws are complicated. Whenever there’s big gambling news in the state – as there was this week with the sale of the Birmingham Racecourse –...
By mid-morning on Monday, the people – hundreds of them – were lined up into the parking lot, waiting on the doors to open at Wind...
The Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) recently hired the high-powered Fine Geddie lobbying firm ahead of the 2025 session. A PCI spokeswoman confirmed the move to 1819...
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...
No, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians will not be allowed to expand their gambling operation in Alabama (or anywhere else) if a proposed U.S. House...
HR 6180 is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is sponsored by Alabama Reps. Jerry Carl, Barry Moore, Terri Sewell and Dale Strong. The...
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...
Two days after a gambling package stalled in the Alabama Senate amid unexpected opposition and unusual procedural outcomes the legislation appeared to be back in parliamentary limbo. Senators...