Location: Alabama

04/03/25 3:24 PM

Alabama: Newly unveiled gambling plan includes lottery, sports betting, electronic games at 6 sites

  • Mike Cason, AL.com
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... more
04/02/25 2:45 PM

Alabama: Behind-the-scenes drafting of gambling bill continues

  • Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News
The Alabama Senator drafting a lottery and gambling bill said he agreed Tuesday to change how potential state revenue would be spent in an... more
04/02/25 2:40 PM

Alabama: Birmingham Racecourse officially purchased by Poarch Creek Indians with ‘world-class’ expansion plans in mind

  • Grayson Everett, Yellowhammer
On Wednesday, the Poarch Creek Indians and the McGregor family announced that the sale of the historic Birmingham Racecourse property was... more
03/31/25 3:09 PM

Alabama: Senator working to shore up support for gambling bill in second half of session

  • Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News
State Sen. Greg Albritton, the Alabama Senate’s point man on lottery and gambling legislation for several years, has a new draft bill he... more
03/31/25 3:02 PM

Is Charles Barkley interested in owning a casino in Alabama? ‘Hell yeah’

  • Roy S. Johnson, AL.com
Charles Barkley wants to make a bet. If he had the opportunity to be part of an African American investment group that would own a majority... more
03/24/25 9:00 PM

Alabama Senate leader says gambling talks happening ‘behind the scenes’

  • Jeff Poor, 1819 News
The Alabama Legislature has reached the halfway point of the 2025 session, and there is little speculation about the possible passage of a... more
03/14/25 3:03 PM

Poarch Band of Creek Indians wants Alabama gambling bill with sports betting, table games

  • Mike Cason, AL.com
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians operates casinos on tribal property in Atmore, Wetumpka, and Montgomery, resorts with hotels, restaurants,... more
03/02/25 2:52 PM

Is gambling legislation closer to reality in Alabama Senate?

  • Erin Wise, WBMA-TV
Leaders in the Alabama House of Representatives have said the ball is in the Alabama Senate’s court to propose gambling legislation... more
02/27/25 3:37 AM

OPINION: The moral argument for gambling legislation in Alabama

  • Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter
Throughout the multi-decades fight over gambling in Alabama, there has been one consistent argument that has hampered legalization and... more
02/22/25 11:03 AM

Inside the Poarch Creek tribe’s $4 billion impact on Alabama’s economy

  • William Thornton, al.com
Long before the Stars and Stripes flew over Alabama, its rivers and valleys belonged other nations – among them, the Creeks. In the... more