Any form of legalized gambling in Alabama will have to wait at least a year, if not longer, after the Legislature declined to pass so-called comprehensive gaming legislation during this year's legislative session.
During Friday's broadcast of Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) lamented that the ongoing battle to pass a gaming package made things "not very productive" in either chamber to pass other legislation.
After a bitter and contentious battle in the legislature over a proposed gambling package that ultimately died in the Senate, House leadership has no interest in pursuing the issue in the next session.
The 2024 legislative session ended on Thursday without the Senate taking another vote on a gambling constitutional amendment developed by a conference committee last week.
The Alabama House of Representatives closed out the 2024 regular legislative session Thursday after briefly holding up the Education Trust Fund budget in hopes of securing a compromise on the now-dead gambling package.
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 members on a conference committee.
Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock pushed back on the notion of the lottery bill being "clean."
Last week, a conference committee made a breakthrough on a proposed comprehensive gambling package.
With only three days left, the 2024 legislative session will likely conclude this week.
Last week's failed "test" vote on a gambling package that included a constitutional amendment and so-called enabling legislation shocked many after it sailed through the Alabama House of Representatives by a wide margin earlier in the day.
In an interview that aired on Friday's Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," the Escambia County Republican said that it came down to three specifics that led to his "no" vote.
Earlier this week, a so-called test vote on a constitutional amendment required for a comprehensive gambling package failed in the Alabama Senate by one vote.
Attorney General Steve Marshall said on Friday he was pleased that a new lottery and gambling package didn’t pass this week.
A lottery and gambling constitutional amendment one vote away from passing the Senate will have “disastrous long-term impacts on Alabamians,” according to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI).
Donald Trump, Jr., took to social media to ask why Alabama isn’t able to pass a bill allowing the people to vote on a lottery. He said gaming and the lottery are always hot topics when he talks to people from Alabama.
The Alabama Senate likely won’t vote on a gambling and lottery constitutional amendment on Thursday.
Gov. Kay Ivey threw her support behind a gambling and lottery legislative package that passed the House easily yesterday.
A handful of changed votes between House and Senate lawmakers have again put both bodies in contention after contradictory votes on proposed gambling legislation late Tuesday night.
The Senate was one vote short of passing a lottery and gambling constitutional amendment on Tuesday.
The Alabama House of Representatives voted to concur with the conference committee substitute bills, legalizing an education paper lottery and electronic games of chance at specified locations while excluding the originally planned casino and sports betting provisions.
Six members of a House, Senate conference committee passed legislation creating a lottery and legalizing electronic gambling machines at seven locations across Alabama on Tuesday.
Members of a House and Senate conference committee negotiating on gambling legislation will meet publicly Wednesday afternoon for the first time.
The WellHouse, an Alabama-based human trafficking support organization, recently came out against the state’s proposed casino gaming legislation for the perceived harmful effects related to human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Members of the Senate Tourism Committee passed legislation legalizing historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County on Tuesday.
During an appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) warned that a Frankenstein creation from the conference committee was possible given the desire to appease gambling lobbyists.
A conference committee formed to negotiate a gambling legislative package between the House and Senate will begin meeting next week.
Members of the Senate voted to join the House in a conference committee to try to find a compromise between differing versions of gambling legislation passed by both chambers.