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Gov. Kay Ivey (R) has expressed her support for a more comprehensive gaming package over a lottery-only bill. Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), whose district includes one of the tribal casinos, shares the position. He prefers passing a lottery bill that also allows the state to legalize commercial gambling and enter into a Class III gaming compact with the tribe in order to receive a cut of their gambling win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n“It’s time that we start acting as the grown-up in the room and taking charge of it,” Albritton stated. Marsh added, “It’s going to be nearly impossible to get a vote on a straight lottery bill. I think you’re going to have to have a comprehensive bill.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alabama is one of only four states without a lottery or commercial casino. Efforts have been made in the Montgomery capital for more than two decades to change that, but to no success. With casinos and sports betting continuing to expand across the nation, many in Alabama believe the tide has long been rolling towards […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":170025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,13699],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Alabama Lottery Efforts Ongoing in Divided State Senate<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n