- Alabama casinos, racetracks and bingo halls to remain closed through April 3 April 2020 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the state's non-essential businesses will remain closed through 30 April as part of a public healthy emergency due to COVID-19. Read more Wind Creek's Alabama properties extend closures until further notice.
- Alabama’s Longtime Hostility to Gambling Shows Signs of Fading Electronic games at a tribal casino in Wetumpka, Ala., are among the few ways to gamble legally in Alabama. Both parties’ nominees for.
Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are reportedly throwing “COVID parties” with their friends and gambling on who will get sick first, according to local officials. In an Alabama Daily News / Mason-Dixon February poll of 625 registered Alabama voters, 80% said they support establishing a state lottery. Eleven percent were opposed to it and 9% were undecided. Lynn Greer, R-Rogersville, is a co-sponsor on the House bill but said he expects amendments. The Alabama Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings last Friday, allowing lawsuits to proceed that could shutdown the handful of gaming operators that are operating in the state.
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Officials with Indian and non-Indian gambling entities in Alabama, who compete in the legislative arena, told Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Gambling Policy today they are ready to discuss proposals to allow gambling expansion, including the possibility of Las Vegas-style casinos.
Source: AL.com
Dear Alabama Legislators
Posted by Winning for Alabama · February 02, 2020 12:36 PM
On February 4th, a new legislative session begins. You will have 30 working days to develop solutions to the critically important issues facing our State. Gaming is one of those issues. Passing legislation that puts the power of gaming to work for our State can change it for the better – not just for a few years, but for generations.
The Billion-Dollar Plan could pay for many of Alabama's current needs.
Source: WBRL.com
This Plan Brings An Immediate Billion Dollars to Alabama, And Revenue Shares Annually After
Posted by Winning for Alabama · January 16, 2020 2:31 PM
Robbie McGhee says, 'If we are going to look at any type of gaming within the state, it should be done well, it should be done right, it should be taxed, and it should be regulated.'
Source: myNBC15.com
The Billion-Dollar Plan could pay for many of Alabama's current needs.
Source: WHNT.com
Winning for Alabama Plan Could Infuse State with $1 Billion
Posted by Winning for Alabama · November 16, 2019 5:34 PM
Tribal Chair and CEO Stephanie Bryan says, “I am not aware of anyone else who has brought forward a plan to bring $1 billion to the state in its first year.”
Source: AL.com
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are proposing a plan that would bring the state a billion dollars in revenue. The plan requires a constitutional amendment. NBC 15 interviews residents to get 'their take' on the proposal.
Source: NBC 15
The Jeff Poor Show Talks the 'Billion Dollar Plan' with Poarch Creek Indian Vice Chair
Posted by Winning for Alabama · November 13, 2019 4:41 PM
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Vice Chair Robbie McGhee appeared on The Jeff Poor Show to talk about the tribe's gaming proposal. This 'Billion Dollar Plan' would bring much-needed revenue to the state of Alabama.
Source: The Jeff Poor Show
Yellowhammer News reports it recently obtained data 'that shows a plurality of Republican primary voters in Alabama support legalizing casino gaming while a strong majority of the same demographic supports a state-run lottery. In the Mobile (61.4%) and Birmingham (50.4%) media markets each, a majority supported casino gaming.'
Source: Yellowhammer News
New TV Campaign Launches
Posted by Winning for Alabama · November 13, 2019 10:09 AM
Today, a new TV awareness campaign launched to inform the public about a plan for gaming in Alabama. The comprehensive plan will bring the state a billion dollars, and millions more to come.
Source: Vimeo
Progressing lawsuits
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the courts in two rural counties were incorrect for dismissing lawsuits filed by the state aimed at having three casinos declared public nuisances.
As a result of the Supreme Court decision, the state can proceed with its cases against VictoryLand in Macon County and the cases against Southern Star Entertainment and White Hall Entertainment in Lowndes County.
have flagrantly violated Alabama’s laws.”
Attorney General Steve Marshall and his office are looking for injunctions to permanently shut down the three casinos. In a statement, Marshall said “For too long, these individuals, businesses, and even elected officials have flagrantly violated Alabama’s laws.”
A VictoryLand attorney commented on the Supreme Court decision, noting that while the state will have a chance to prove its case, the casino will not be making any immediate changes to its operations.
Defendants’ arguments
The defendants were calling for the suits to be dismissed, saying that the state courts did not possess the power needed to hear them. The defendants also claimed that the state’s shutdown attempts were wrong because the Poarch Band of Creek Indians-operated Wind Creek casinos were not included among the lawsuits.
Alabama Gambling News
County judges ruled in favor of the casinos last year, dismissing the lawsuits in Macon County and Lowndes County.
However, the Supreme Court rejected the idea that the tribe should be included and deemed the local circuit courts as having sufficient power to hear the cases.
Florida Gambling News
Basis for shutdown attempts
Michigan Gambling News
The state has been persistent in trying to shut down gambling halls that have electronic bingo games. The lawsuits against the three casinos were originally filed in 2017, calling on the courts to declare these casinos public nuisances as a result of their promotion of illegal gambling.
slot machines do not adhere to the same legal definition as bingo
Alabama Gambling News
Certain counties have approved constitutional amendments for bingo, leading to the electronic bingo casinos. The state, however, considers these bingo machines to operate and look like slot machines; slot machines do not adhere to the same legal definition as bingo.
Alabama Casino News
Alabama is traditionally a very conservative state when it comes to gambling. It is one of only a handful of states that does not currently have a state lottery.