Political cartoonist Scott Stantis of 1819News takes aim at one of several gambling and lottery bills that have popped in Montgomery in the last week. One bill is lottery only, but another... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Monday prepared to end the 2021 legislative session without a vote on a gambling bill, and Gov. Kay Ivey indicat... Read more
BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lottery and casino legislation will be decided in the last two days of the legislative session after being advanced Tuesday by the Ho... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Tuesday night approved sweeping lottery and casino legislation as lawmakers struck a compromise after years of... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State senators are expected to debate lottery and casino legislation Tuesday as lawmakers make a third attempt to advance a gambling... Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lottery proposals will get their first hearing in a legislative committee this week, the bill sponsor said Monday. Sen. Del Marsh, who chairs the Senate Tourism and M... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Tuesday narrowly voted down a proposal to start a lottery and allow up to 10 casinos, ending an effort to get t... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate will debate a gambling bill soon, the bill’s sponsor said Monday, signaling the first major test of the prop... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Proposals to start a state lottery — and to allow the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to operate casino games — have been filed in the A... Read more
By Erica Thomas, managing editor MONTGOMERY — As Governor Kay Ivey gave her annual State of the State address on Tuesday, Feb. 4, she reminded Alabama she is one tough cookie. “As you... Read more
