Where there are more opportunities to gamble, higher rates of addiction and negative societal impacts follow. Enforcement of current law and/or increased fines and penalties for illegal and unconstitutional betting is a better answer to the current levels of lawlessness in Alabama.Ĭurtailing gambling is an honorable endeavor, the expansion of gambling isn’t. Online gambling-on sports or anything else-would turn every smartphone in the state into a portable casino. There are renewed calls to legalize gambling in the State of Alabama.Īdvocates claim that current illegal gambling can be solved by changing the state constitution to make what is now illegal legal. That might be a possibility that could pass, and we’ll just have to see.” 'One of the things that could happen is ramping up the penalties for illegal gaming in the state. “I don’t know what the House committee that’s been looking into this is going to come with as far as legislation or a proposal or whatever,' he added. Orr said the only gaming bill likely to pass is some kind of crackdown against illegal gambling already operating in Alabama. “I don’t see an expansion of gaming in this quadrennium - based on the players that are there now and based on the issues that we have and the money that we have,' Orr declared. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) recently pronounced a dismal prediction for the likelihood of passing gambling legislation on WVNN radio’s “Dale Jackson Show” in Huntsville. This procedure of “isolating” the gambling legislation is similar to the procedure Ivey successfully used in 2019 to pass a gasoline tax increase of ten cents a gallon. Kay Ivey will call a special session on gambling to take place during the 2024 regular session, which starts February 6. Unconfirmed rumors out of Montgomery are that Gov. The conclusion of the Alabama Policy Institute (API) report was strong and clear: “Gambling is a bad bet for Alabama families.” As gambling legislation is expected to be pushed in Alabama’s 2024 legislative session, a policy think-tank issued a new report on legalized gambling on December 14.

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