Legislators face decisions on lottery, casinos after Alabama gambling report
Updated Jan 02, 2021;
Posted Jan 02, 2021
VictoryLand casino in Macon County, shown in 2016, offers electronic bingo under a constitutional amendment approved by the county s voters. The Supreme Court has ruled the games don t fit the definition of bingo and are illegal. The state s lack of uniform enforcement of gambling is one of the issues covered in the report by Gov. Kay Ivey s Study Group on Gambling Policy. (Mike Cason/mcason@al.com)
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The COVID-19 pandemic stopped any chance for legislation to propose a lottery in Alabama in 2020, but decisions about that and other forms of gambling await lawmakers in the new year.
Ivey’s study group says Alabama could raise up to $700 million with lottery, casinos
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
Former Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange speaks at a news conference at the Alabama Capitol about the report from Gov. Kay Ivey s Study Group on Gambling Policy. Elizabeth Huntley, left, and Young Boozer, were among other study group members on hand. Boozer holds the 800-page report.
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Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Gambling Policy estimated that Alabama could raise $510 million to $710 million from a lottery, casinos, and sports betting if voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding gambling in the state.