Alabama lottery, casino bill clears Senate committee
Updated: 11:33 AM CST Feb 10, 2021
Alabama lottery, casino bill clears Senate committee
Updated: 11:33 AM CST Feb 10, 2021
IS COMPLETE. CERTAINLY EXCITING NEWS IN THAT NECK OF THE WOODS. A GAMBLING BILL IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN MONTGOMERY. SENATOR DEL MARSH SAYS IT COULD BRING $700 MILLION TO OUR STATE. THAT PROPOSAL WOULD USE AN EDUCATION LOTTERY TO GENERATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND IT WOULD ALSO LIMIT GAMING TO FIVE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE THE BIRMINGHAM RACECOURSE. MUCH OF TH
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Alabama lottery, casino bill clears Senate committee
Updated: 11:33 AM CST Feb 10, 2021
A lottery and casino bill cleared its first hurdle in the Alabama Legislature. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee unanimously approved the bill Wednesday morning. The bill by Republican Sen. Del Marsh of Anniston proposes a state lottery and five casinos offering table games, sports betting and slot machines. The casinos would largely be located at existing dog racing tracks. The proposal would have to be approved by state voters. Alabamians last voted on gambling in 1999 when they defeated a lottery proposed by then-Gov. Don Siegelman.—PDF: Gaming Proposal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —
A lottery and casino bill cleared its first hurdle in the Alabama Legislature. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee unanimously approved the bill Wednesday morning.
The bill by Republican Sen. Del Marsh of Anniston proposes a state lottery and five casinos offering table games, sports betting and slot machines. The casinos would largely be located at existing dog racing tracks.
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The proposal would have to be approved by state voters.
Alabamians last voted on gambling in 1999 when they defeated a lottery proposed by then-Gov. Don Siegelman.
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