A South Alabama state senator has drafted a bill that would legalize some gaming in the state.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office raids an illegal gambling site located at a house in a rural community. The illegal gaming operation was located inside a storage shed on a residential property. Deputies seized over a dozen illegal gaming machines — cash — a firearm — and made one arrest during the raid. Fifty-three year…
Attorney General Steve Marshall has served temporary restraining orders against five gambling facilities in Selma.
The arrests stems from an investigation that started involving an illegal gambling operation at a business in the 2400 block of East Glenn Avenue.
Alabama lawmakers ended the legislative session Thursday, continuing a 25-year stalemate on the issue of gambling that could have gone up for a statewide vote this summer.
The two chambers remain apart on whether to allow sports betting and multiple casinos in the state
The Alabama House and Senate remain apart on whether to allow an expansion of gambling.
If the Senate proposal is approved by both chambers of the Alabama Legislature, the proposal would go before voters on Sept. 10.
If approved by both chambers of the Alabama Legislature, the proposal would go before voters on Sept. 10.
The proposed constitutional amendment will need 63 votes to win approval in the 105-member Alabama House of Representatives.
