Keep Alabama Lottery Bill Simple<\/strong><\/h2>\nAlabama is one of just four states in the US, along with Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah, that does not have a lottery. McClendon\u2019s bill would establish a regular lottery draw with access to multistate games like Powerball and Mega Millions.<\/p>\n
It would also authorize scratch-off tickets and online lottery games. Revenues generated for the state would be split evenly between education and the General Fund.<\/p>\n
Speaking to AL.com, McClendon said he was open to the idea of expanding the scope of the bill, but questioned whether adding too many moving parts could cause it to sink like its predecessor.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs the House more likely to pass the big omnibus bill? Or is the House more likely to pass the simple, straightforward lottery bill that I\u2019ve introduced?\u201d he asked AL.com. \u201cI don\u2019t know. Until I know different, I\u2019ll have to strongly suspect that House members will prefer a simple bill rather than a complicated bill. But I don\u2019t know that to be a fact.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lawmakers determined to establish a lottery and expand gaming in Alabama aren\u2019t done yet. On Thursday, the Senate Tourism Committee approved a bill that would put the lottery issue on the ballot. This comes a week after influential tourism committee chairman Sen. Del Marsh\u2019s (R-Anniston) gambling expansion package suffered a shock defeat on the Senate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":167955,"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 Push Revived in Senate, Casino Gaming Still Possible<\/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