February 21, 2022 Group Watch: State Senator Bringing Gambling Legislation This Session
Despite the “long odds” related to it passing, State Senator Albritton says he will introduce some type of gambling legislation during the regular session. Gambling in the state continues to faces the same obstacles: a higher threshold for a constitutional amendment in the legislature, opposition from Republicans who are against gambling for moral or religious reasons and opposition from Democrats seeking to protect local gaming in Democrat-represented areas. Albritton warns opposition could come from beyond Alabama’s borders too, in the form of gaming-aligned entities in Mississippi and Florida. Albritton’s bill aims to take control of gaming including sports gaming and fantasy gaming.
