Alabama
- Senate sends Alabama lottery, gambling bills to conference committee April 16, 2024 8:21 pm AL.com - Alabama Legislation to allow voters to decide whether to authorize an Alabama lottery and other forms of state regulated gambling is headed to a conference committee. The Alabama Senate on Tuesday voted to send the two bills, HB151 and HB152, to a committee of …
- Alabama Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter on stalled lottery, gambling bills: ‘What are we thinking?’ April 7, 2024 12:34 pm AL.com - Alabama Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says upcoming negotiations over gambling legislation present lawmakers with an opportunity they cannot afford to waste. Representatives and senators will try to reconcile the differences in the comprehensive …
- Alabama Lottery and Casino Bills Head to Legislative Conference Committee April 5, 2024 7:09 pm Casino.org Posted on: April 5, 2024, 01:22h. Last updated on: April 5, 2024, 02:03h. Legislation in Alabama seeking to establish a state-run lottery and Las Vegas-style casino gambling with slot machines, table games, and possibly sports betting is formally set for …
- Alabama lottery, casino legislation heads to conference committee April 4, 2024 5:02 pm The San Diego Union-Tribune - California MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Legislation that would authorize a lottery and other types of gambling in Alabama is headed to a conference committee as lawmakers try to bridge divisions over sports betting and the number of casino sites. The Alabama House of …
- No more DEI, 80 years to ID vet, gambling bill update: Down in Alabama March 20, 2024 9:25 am AL.com - Alabama Alabama passes wide-ranging bill banning college DEI programs, training After days of lengthy debate, an effort to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Alabama state institutions will now head to the governor’s desk. The bill, SB129, authored by …
- Alabama lottery, gambling bill not likely to advance this week March 19, 2024 9:26 pm AL.com - Alabama A plan for an Alabama lottery and other state-regulated gambling apparently will not advance in the Legislature this week. Rep. Chris Blackshear, R-Phenix City, the House sponsor of the plan, said the House is in the early stages of reviewing the extensive …
- Alabama Gaming Bills Likely Headed to Conference Following Senate Changes March 8, 2024 7:14 pm Casino.org Posted on: March 8, 2024, 09:07h. Last updated on: March 8, 2024, 10:08h. The future of an Alabama lottery, tribal and commercial casinos, and sports betting will likely be determined in a conference committee. That’s after the Senate made vast changes to …
- Alabama Senate approves gambling bills March 8, 2024 3:19 am The Tuscaloosa News - Alabama The Alabama Senate approved two bills Thursday to allow gambling in the state after adding several amendments, another step toward allowing voters to weigh in on the issue. HB151 passed by a vote of 22-11, while HB152 passed 23-10 after nearly nine hours …
- Alabama lottery bill stalls after dispute over funding for prison construction March 7, 2024 8:14 pm AL.com - Alabama The debate in the Alabama Senate over a proposal to allow a lottery and state-regulated gambling at seven facilities stalled Thursday after the Senate changed the bill to prevent the possibility of initially using net revenues for prison construction. The …
- Why did election date change on Alabama lottery proposal? How much will it cost? March 7, 2024 12:34 am AL.com - Alabama Many things changed in a new, scaled-back version of an Alabama lottery and gambling bill approved Tuesday by a state Senate committee. That includes the date of the election for voters to decide whether to approve the plan in a constitutional amendment. …
- Alabama Senate committee passes gambling bill without casinos or sports betting March 6, 2024 9:11 pm Yellowhammer News - Alabama Alabama moved one step closer to getting a state lottery on Tuesday when the Alabama Senate Committee on Tourism passed legislation that would create an Alabama gambling commission. It creates a lottery, shuts down illegal gambling across the state, ends …
- Gambling bill would bring casinos to Alabama March 2, 2024 7:03 pm Alabama Gazette The Alabama House of Representatives fast tracked a controversial constitutional amendment sponsored by State Representative Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City). The bill, if passed by the Legislature and ratified by Alabama voters, would create a new …
- Alabama gambling bills get Senate committee hearing without public notice February 29, 2024 1:57 pm News from the States An Alabama Senate committee heard objections to gambling legislation in a committee meeting Wednesday. But what that legislation will look like will remain a mystery. The Senate Tourism Committee’s meeting Wednesday was posted with little notice and with …
- Two gaming measures in Alabama face potential amendments February 29, 2024 1:20 am SBC Americas Two measures that aim to authorize sports betting in Alabama could be amended. House Bill 151 and House Bill 152, which are sponsored by Rep. Chris Blackshear, were introduced in the Alabama House earlier this month and quickly garnered approval. HB 151 …
- ‘Fact vs. Fiction’ Q&A with Rep. Chris Blackshear on 2024 Alabama House gaming legislation February 27, 2024 12:31 am Yellowhammer News - Alabama As the Alabama Senate takes up the legal gaming package passed by the House, the bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) spoke to Yellowhammer News about some of the key aspects that went into the proposal from start to finish: YHN: How …
