Alabama lottery

A proposal to authorize a state lottery and allow casinos with slot machines and video poker, but not table games, at seven sites in the state remains stalled in the Alabama Legislature but could get another vote in the session's final three days.

Legislation that would authorize a lottery and other types of gambling in Alabama is headed to a conference committee as lawmakers try to bridge divisions over sports betting and the number of casino sites.

Legislation to start a state lottery — and possibly allow casinos and other gambling devices — faces an uncertain outlook in the Alabama Statehouse because of divisions over sports betting and the number of casino sites.

The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced a scaled-back gambling proposal. The 22-11 vote on the proposal would allow a lottery, electronic gambling machines at several locations and a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The bill now goes back to the Alabama House.

The Alabama Senate on Thursday began debating scaled-back gambling legislation. The proposal would authorize a state lottery and allow a type of electronic gambling machine at dog tracks and a few other sites around the state.

Lottery and casino legislation passed a key test Thursday in the Alabama Legislature. The House of Representatives approved the proposed constitutional amendment to allow up to 10 casino sites with table games and slot machines, a state lottery, and allow sports betting at in-person locations and through online platforms.

Alabama lawmakers could cast their first votes next week on sweeping gambling legislation to allow a state lottery, sports betting and casinos in the Deep South state.If approved by lawmakers, the proposal would go before Alabama voters in the November general election, the first such public vote on gambling since a proposed lottery was rejected in 1999. State lawmakers and the public got their first look at the proposal this week.

A group of Alabama lawmakers unveiled a sweeping gambling bill Wednesday that could authorize a state lottery and 10 casinos across the conservative Deep South state as some Republicans look to get the question before voters in November.

The Alabama Senate will have to wait to vote on a lottery and casino bill. Republican sponsor Sen. Del Marsh said he is spending the next two weeks…

A state prison crisis and gambling legislation are expected to be top topics when lawmakers return to Montgomery next week. The Alabama Legislature begins…