Legislation that would authorize a lottery and other types of gambling in Alabama is headed to a conference committee
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — as lawmakers try to bridge divisions over sports betting and the number of casino sites.
“I think we've got to identify what that middle ground is first because it's such a distance between the two. They're not even close bookends. So we've got to first off establish what that middle ground looks like and then have those conversations," Blackshear said.to allow a state lottery, sports-betting at in-person sites and online platforms, and up to 10 casino sites with table games and slot machines.
Any gambling proposal would have to be approved by both three-fifths of lawmakers and a majority of voters. Alabamians have not voted on gambling since a proposed lottery was rejected in 1999.
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