Alabama
- Victoryland, Birmingham Race Course ‘treading water’ until Alabama changes gambling laws, CEO says August 14, 2024 11:25 am AL.com - Alabama Victoryland has been betting on the future of gambling in Alabama since it opened 40 years ago. And it’s still searching for that winning combination. When Victoryland opened in 1984 in rural Macon County, the $10 million facility offered live greyhound …
- State lawmakers provide legislative update in Athens July 31, 2024 4:24 am WAFF 48 - Alabama ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - State lawmakers gathered in Athens on Tuesday to pull back the curtain on what they have in the works. During Tuesday’s legislative update, state representatives and state senators spoke on the bills they hope to pass in next year’s …
- Alabama lottery bill stalled as lawmakers enter last day of session May 9, 2024 12:25 am AL.com - Alabama A constitutional amendment that would allow Alabama voters to decide whether to authorize a lottery and casinos remains in limbo as lawmakers wrap up the 2024 legislative session. Thursday will be the 30th day of the session - the maximum allowed under the …
- Trump Jr. Slams Alabama Senate’s Resistance to State Lottery Bill May 6, 2024 7:32 pm Gambling News - New York In a recent social media post, Donald Trump Jr., son of former US president Donald Trump, criticized the Alabama Senate’s reluctance to pass a bill that will allow Alabama state residents to cast their vote on whether they would like to have a state …
- Alabama lottery stalls in the Senate could be headed to another vote: Voters weigh in May 2, 2024 2:58 am WTVM 9 - Georgia COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - It’s been 25 years since the lottery made it on the ballot in Alabama, back then the measure failed. Every year since, the issue has resurfaced, but none have made it as far as House Bills 151 and 152 made it this year. “The public …
- 7 Things: Gambling fails… for now; Trump found in contempt but avoids jail; and more … May 1, 2024 1:26 pm Yellowhammer News - Alabama 7. There could be new life for Birmingham-Southern College’s campus as Alabama A&M hopes to acquire it and suggest we could see a Alabama A&M at Birmingham, if Alabama A&M, the state’s largest historically black college or university (HBCU), …
- Plan for lottery, 10 casinos, falls short in Alabama Senate, 2nd vote possible May 1, 2024 3:49 am AL.com - Alabama A plan to authorize an Alabama lottery and 10 casinos fell one vote short in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday night. But Senate leaders said before leaving the chamber there is a chance for another vote on the bill before the legislative session ends. …
- Plan for lottery, 10 casinos, falls short in Alabama Senate, 2nd vote possible May 1, 2024 3:18 am AL.com - Alabama A plan to authorize an Alabama lottery and 10 casinos fell one vote short in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday night. But Senate leaders said before leaving the chamber there is a chance for another vote on the bill before the legislative session ends. …
- Alabama lawmakers advance compromise of legal gambling proposal – ‘We’ve never gotten to this point’ April 30, 2024 10:05 pm Yellowhammer News - Alabama On Tuesday, a conference committee of the Alabama House and Senate reached an agreement on the distinct versions of the legal gambling framework passed by their chambers earlier in the legislative session. All six members of the committee voted in favor of …
- Alabama gambling compromise passed by House, fails by 1 vote in the Senate April 30, 2024 9:25 pm WVTM 13 - Alabama SPEECH AND SAFETY. WVTM 13 NEWS BEGINS WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND WE BEGIN WITH THAT. BREAKING NEWS IN MONTGOMERY. A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPROVED A COMPROMISE ON A GAMBLING BILL. IT INCLUDES A STATEWIDE LOTTERY WITH ALL ITS PROCEEDS GOING TO THE EDUCATION …
- Compromise version of gambling bills include lottery, electronic games, no sports betting April 30, 2024 9:16 pm AL.com - Alabama A conference committee of three state senators and three representatives held its first public meeting Tuesday to try to reconcile the large differences in plans for a lottery and other state-regulated gambling passed by the Alabama House and the Senate. …
- Compromise version of gambling bills include lottery, electronic games, no sports betting April 30, 2024 8:14 pm AL.com - Alabama A conference committee of three state senators and three representatives held its first public meeting Tuesday to try to reconcile the large differences in plans for a lottery and other state-regulated gambling passed by the Alabama House and the Senate. …
- Comparing House and Senate versions of the 2024 Alabama legal gaming bills April 30, 2024 7:57 pm Yellowhammer News - Alabama On Tuesday, a conference committee comprised of three members of the Alabama House and three members of the Alabama Senate will meet at 3 p.m. to deliberate the version of the legal gaming package passed by the House in February and the legal gambling bill …
- 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 …
