Ground has now been broken for the Saban Center in Tuscaloosa, billed as a one-of-a-kind STEM and arts campus where students will be able to get innovative, hands-on learning opportunities.
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, which operates casinos in Montgomery, Wetumpka and elsewhere, has reached an agreement to purchase the Birmingham Racecourse.
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by one Native American tribe over another’s construction of the Wind Creek Casino in Wetumpka on what they said is historic and sacred land.
Action 8 Political Analyst Steve Flowers says the gambling bill isn’t yet dead, even though time is quickly winding down in this year’s session of the Alabama Legislature.
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has been awarded a $787,397 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for recycling efforts.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Indians and Auburn University for removing graves to build a casino in Wetumpka.
The chief financial officer of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and his wife were among the four people killed in a three-vehicle crash on the Baldwin Beach Express.
The Poarch Creek Indians say they will be able to harvest and process cattle and hogs for both livestock-producing customers and a retail and wholesale business.
The Alabama Senate has voted down a bill that would have created a constitutional amendment to legalize gambling in the state. The bill got 19 votes in favor and 13 against, but needed 21 votes to pass due to it being a proposed constitutional amendment. The bill originally had five locations for planned casinos. Before a final vote was…
A state senator says he expects the Alabama Senate to debate his lottery and casino bill this week. Republican Sen. Del Marsh of Anniston said Monday that he expects his bill will come to the Senate floor on Tuesday. It will be the first major test of the proposal to start a lottery and have as many as eight casinos…
