Attorney General Steve Marshall said on Friday he was pleased that a new lottery and gambling package didn’t pass this week.
The Senate failed to pass the constitutional amendment on Tuesday by a single vote, but the proposal could come back again in the last three days of the session for another vote.
If passed, the amendment would establish a lottery, require the Governor to enter compact negotiations with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) and authorize seven electronic casino locations at racetracks in Greene, Jefferson, Macon and Mobile Counties and bingo hall locations in Greene, Houston, and Lowndes Counties. PCI locations in Montgomery, Wetumpka, and Atmore would also be able to have the same offerings. The enabling legislation also increases illegal gambling offenses from a misdemeanor to a felony.
