Tag: gambling
Luther Strange celebrates Alabama Supreme Court ruling against Victoryland
On Friday, Attorney General Luther Strange released a statement praising the Alabama Supreme Court for ruling against Victoryland in a case over the gambling...
Fantasy sports, gambling could be big business for state
A slate of bills aimed at loosening Alabama's gambling laws and setting the state up to benefit from the lucrative gaming industry have been...
Ala. AG Luther Strange clarifies state’s position on electronic bingo
On Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange released a copy of his response to a request from United States Attorney George Beck, who asked for...
Committees OK bills to allow Alabama casinos to operate bingo machines
Committees approved two bills Wednesday aimed at gambling halls VictoryLand and GreeneTrack to resume operations without interference from state law enforcement.
The Senate Committee on...
Bill proposes Alabama lottery limited to multi-state gaming
A Senate committee will debate a proposal to have Alabama join multi-state lottery games like Mega-Millions and Powerball.
The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee will...
Email insights: Rick Burgess weighs in on an Alabama Lottery
Last week the Alabama Legislature began its 2016 legislative session and once again lawmakers in Montgomery are scrambling for creative fixes to the state's ongoing...
Daniel Sutter: Gambling is about freedom, not government revenue
The Alabama legislature considered a lottery and expansion of casino gambling this year to generate new revenues for the state. Freedom, not state government...
VictoryLand owner hopes to reopen by Christmas
A lawyer for VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor said he hopes to have the casino reopened by Christmas despite a court order allowing the state...
Luther Strange welcomes Alabama Supreme Court stay on VictoryLand
The Alabama Supreme Court on Monday issued a stay of Montgomery County Circuit Judge William Shashy's Oct. 5 ruling that the state does not have to return...
Alabama Jobs Foundation sees Robert Bentley’s move on gambling authority as...
The Alabama Jobs Foundation came out in favor of Gov. Robert Bentley's move on Thursday to devolve authority over the state's anti-gambling laws to local county governments.
"The...
