If there is a session of the Alabama Legislature ahead on the calendar, there is a high probability that speculation about gambling making it through the two chambers and on an election ballot is underway.
Ever since Alabama voters rejected a lottery in 1999, efforts to rescind the Alabama Constitution of 1901’s prohibition on gambling through the Legislature’s constitutional amendment process have come up short.
Could 2024 be different?
A behind-the-scenes effort led by State Reps. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) and Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) is reportedly underway with the anticipation that Alabama voters could get another crack at some form of gambling on the 2024 presidential ballot.
