A recent changing of the guard in Senate leadership likely doesn’t change the prospects for approval of a gambling and lottery package in the 2025 session, according to State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville).
The final version of a gambling and lottery package passed the House but fell short by one vote in the Senate in the final days of the 2024 session in May.
Since the last legislative session ended, Wind Creek Hospitality, owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the McGregor family, owners of Birmingham Race Course and Casino and Victoryland Casino, announced in November that they had entered into an agreement under which Wind Creek would acquire the Birmingham Race Course. The sale is expected to be finalized in early 2025.
