Alabama Casino News & Alabama Gambling News
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February 9th, 2010
MONTGOMERY, AL (WAFF) - The so-called "Sweet Home Alabama" gambling bill being considered by the Legislature legalizes slot machines in Alabama for the first time, allows for casinos to be built in every county and provides casino operators with ...
February 9th, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A state Senate committee has approved a statewide referendum on electronic bingo, and proponents plan to take it to the Senate now for a quick vote. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday for a proposed ...
February 9th, 2010
During a Monday night forum, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Artur Davis and Ron Sparks clashed over gambling, health care and contributions that they received. Seven of the nine candidates for governor attended the forum hosted by the Christian ...
February 9th, 2010
MONTGOMERY (AP) — Gov. Bob Riley says the state will provide assistance to laid off casino workers even though he considers the casinos illegal. Riley says the state Department of Industrial Relations will have special locations Tuesday and ...
February 9th, 2010
MONTGOMERY – Governor Bob Riley issued the following statement on Tuesday after a Senate committee approved a Constitutional amendment that seeks to legalize and expand slot machine gambling in Alabama: “People need to start asking their ...
February 8th, 2010
The gambling issue in Alabama turned political many months ago, but now almost every county that has some form of gambling with video machines is getting in on the debate. The latest to step into the ring is Greene County Sheriff Ison Thomas. The ...
February 8th, 2010
But published reports show, Governor Riley signed a letter opposing expansion of gambling casinos in Alabama on behalf of the U.S. Family Network, a public policy group funded in-part by money from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
February 8th, 2010
(AP) — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gambling issues take center stage at the Legislature this week. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee and the House Tourism and Travel Committee have a joint meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday to consider constitutional ...
February 6th, 2010
A new statewide poll says 72% of Alabamians support regulating and taxing proceeds from gambling. The numbers could play a major role if a bill makes it out of the state legislature to put the legality of gambling to a vote. Birmingham area residents ...
February 2nd, 2010
The 234-mile waterway cuts from Tennessee through extreme northeast Mississippi to connect the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile. MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal judge has refused to block a raid on the Country Crossing gambling hall in ...
