COMMITTEE APPROVES ALABAMA LOTTERY BILL, ADVANCES TO SENATE FLOOR

The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee voted on a lottery bill for Alabama.

The bill passed with a vote of six to five. The bill will advance to the Alabama Senate Floor for a vote, possibly as early as this Thursday, April 25.

The bill was proposed by Alabama Sen. Greg Albritton. It provides for a traditional, paper-ticket lottery.

Alabama is one of five states without a state lottery.