An Alabama senator who has been trying to round up votes for a lottery and gambling plan released the legislation on Thursday.
The plan by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, calls for a state lottery, electronic gambling at the state’s former greyhound tracks and several other sites, legal sports betting, and a compact that would allow the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to have four casinos.
Albritton said Thursday he is still short of the 21 votes needed to pass the bill in the 34-member Senate but released copies of the plan that he had previously kept under wraps.
The senator’s two-bill package includes a constitutional amendment, which would require voter approval in a referendum on Sept. 16, and a 141-page bill that spells out details of the plan.
