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Alabama Senate approves casino and lottery legislation By KIM CHANDLERApril 14, 2021 GMT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Senate on Tuesday night approved sweeping lottery and casino legislation as lawmakers struck a compromise after years of stalemates on the issue of gambling. Senators voted 23-9 for the proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a state lottery as well as allow nine casino sites in the state. The bill now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. If approved by lawmakers in both chambers, the proposal would then go before voters. “We have done a monumental job in overcoming something that has been haunting this body for as long as I’ve been here,” Republican Sen. Jim McClendon, the sponsor of the bill, said after the vote. ....
The gambling bill passed the Senate. But now it s got to beat the House. The Alabama Senate late Tuesday approved what started as a constitutional amendment to allow a lottery but transformed into legislation that would also establish casino-style gambling at six locations in state, allow sports wagering and direct the governor to negotiate a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. We have done a monumental job in overcoming something that s been haunting this body for as long as I ve been here, Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, the bill s sponsor, said after the vote. McClendon also called the bill one of the strangest pieces of legislation I ve ever dealt with, perhaps in part because it was possessed by the spirit of legislation the Senate killed in March. As passed, the McClendon bill was a reborn version of SB 214, sponsored by Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, that the chamber narrowly defeated on March 9. ....
Alabama Senate approves comprehensive gaming bill, but not without some weirdness The once-dead gaming bill was brought back to life Tuesday, and it passed the same Senate where it had previously failed. Author: Josh Moon (alreporter.com) Updated: 4:19 PM CDT April 14, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama voters moved one step closer Tuesday to finally being allowed to vote on legalizing a statewide lottery, casino gaming and sports wagering. But because it’s gambling legislation in Alabama, nothing was easy and everything was weird. The Alabama Senate approved a comprehensive gaming bill that would see the state grant licenses for facilities at nine locations around Alabama, approve a statewide lottery and legalize sports wagering at the nine facilities and online. It also authorizes Gov. Kay Ivey to negotiate a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The bill passed 23-9. ....
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