Tag: GAMBLING

According to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), a change of occupant in Alabama's top executive post could help broker legislation to allow certain forms of gambling, including a lottery, in the state.

The debate is no longer about whether we should legalize gambling. It’s about whether a deep red state like Alabama will be complicit in building a system that begins with children’s data and ultimately benefits industries that profit from human weakness.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) introduced legislation this week to combat the rapid rise in youth gambling.

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) voiced his frustration with the American Conservative Fund PAC for sending mailers across the state supporting some legislative candidates and attacking others without the candidates' approval.

The candidates are seeking answers to who is behind the “massive political effort,” how much is being spent “to influence Alabama elections,” and why the fund has not disclosed any financial reports.

House District 20 candidate Mo Brooks is sounding the alarm over big gambling interests flooding Alabama with dark money for the 2026 election cycle.

We already know what gambling does to families. Now we’re being told to rely on it to fund our schools. That’s not a solution. That’s a tradeoff – and it’s one Alabama shouldn’t make. You don’t build strong schools by betting against your own people.

Alabama doesn’t need gambling. We shouldn’t legalize another addiction just because someone found a way to profit from it. And if we do, we won’t just be funding government – we’ll be funding the slow breakdown of the very families we claim to protect.

State House District 95 candidate Joe Freeman addressed the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA), voicing his opposition to gambling after years of speculation that there is an undercurrent attempting to place a casino in Baldwin County.

A political action committee (PAC) run by former Democratic congressional candidate turned Montgomery political power player Steve Raby has funded over 100 candidates and other entities this election cycle with money from out-of-state gambling interests.

Before departing the legislature for the final day of the 2026 legislative session, several House Democrats spoke on what they believed to be the best and worst of the year, all naming the lack of a lottery bill as a stark negative.

The Alabama Legislature adjourned for the final time in the 2026 legislative session on Thursday, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle couldn’t avoid talking about the state’s long and sordid history of trying to legalize gambling.

Out-of-state gambling interests are investing heavily in Alabama for the 2026 election cycle, with candidates receiving funds through various political action committees (PACs).

As gambling appears once again to be dead for the legislative session, and potentially for the remainder of Gov. Kay Ivey's governorship, speculation abounds as to how the incoming new legislature and likely "Governor" Tommy Tuberville would approach it for the next quadrennium.

Sports gambling is a growing threat to our children that too many adults still underestimate.

John Wahl, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, said he would "struggle" to support gambling legislation in Alabama.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), the frontrunner for the Republican nod for governor, says he is in favor of a referendum that would allow voters to determine what, if any, gambling should be legal in Alabama.

Casinos and gambling are on the minds of people across Alabama as lawmakers prepare for the 2026 Legislative Session.

Anti-gambling State House of Representatives candidate Joe Freeman is digging into possible communications regarding plans for a casino in Baldwin County.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 49 state attorneys general requested the Department of Justice increase its enforcement against illegal offshore gambling sites on Tuesday.

A Franklin County man sued an online sweepstakes casino last week.

During a public forum last Saturday in Cullman, GOP candidates for House District 12 — Dan McWhorter, Heather Doyle, Clint Hollingsworth and Cindy Myrex — were asked whether they would support allowing the public to vote on a gambling or lottery bill.

Members of the House Economic Development and Tourism committee voted down a bill legalizing historical horse racing machines in Greene County on Thursday morning.

In his speech to the Republican Women of Coffee County, 12th Circuit Judge Sonny Reagan emphasized Alabama’s history and political battle over gambling. 

Gambling might be dead for longer than just the remainder of the 2025 session.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) was visibly peeved at the surprise drop of lottery and gambling legislation in the Senate on Thursday, saying he was left entirely out of the loop.

State Sen. President Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) expounded on why he decided to shut down lottery and gambling legislation in the 2025 legislative session.