Throughout the multi-decades fight over gambling in Alabama, there has been one consistent argument that has hampered legalization and regulation.
Morals.
No matter how little sense a moral argument has made – whether it be about debunked claims of increased crime rates around casinos or the increase of problem gamblers despite gambling being widespread already in the state – the moral argument against gambling and its “ill-gotten gains” has remained a constant and consistent crutch for the anti-gaming crowd.
In recent years, though, that argument has lost steam. Where once groups fighting any legalization in Alabama would inevitably turn to churches to help spread their messages, such approaches are typically more localized and specific, if they happen at all.
