Lawmaker: Alabama lottery bill 'dead' for session

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 28 May 2019 12:17:43 GMT

Hey Big Joey, was going to comment they could go to Tennessee, Georgia or Florida, but read between the lines about Mississippi and got your joke loud and clear.

Way off subject, but watched the PA live drawings waiting for Jeopardy! to come on. Anyway all FIVE drawings were with white balls, no RNG. WTG Pennsylvania. No jackpots for us in Atlantic City! (Did buy NJ 6, PB MM though). The slots were tight.

Comment #7

cbr$ — Tue, 28 May 2019 06:08:52 GMT

In my opinion the lawmakers are just playing politics. The Lottery bill won't pass until the lawmakers get their

priories straight . Alabama's politicians don't want to be accountable or responsible. They won't specify where the

the money is really going !!! Just saying 75% to the general Fund 25% to a . Education Trust Fund. Is not enough.

They been working on this bill for about 10 years now. It still has no clear points or real structure. This budget sound

great because for... [ More ]

Comment #6

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 24 May 2019 01:12:50 GMT

Clouse said continued disputes over allowing electronic gambling machines at the two tracks constituted the final straw.

If that's true, it's a petty and pointless hill to die on. I've been following Alabama public sentiment about the lottery on social media and blogs, and from what I've been reading, people mainly want to buy scratch-offs and Powerball without having to drive over the state line and couldn't care less about video lotto at the dog tracks. But from what I've read the biggest... [ More ]

Comment #5

hearsetrax — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:44:51 GMT

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noise-gate — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:43:54 GMT

..well that's just great. In the meantime, could you politicians fix the potholes and uneven road surfaces, so we have safe driving conditions as we head to Mississippi Arkansas to purchase our lottery tickets scratchers. Thanks in advance.

Comment #3

JADELottery — Thu, 23 May 2019 17:12:57 GMT

No, that's my money... ...No, that's my money.

Yep, just take your lottery dollars to another state.

This was their chance to keep those dollars in Alabama.

Their next look when the money leaves...

Comment #2

music* — Thu, 23 May 2019 17:01:20 GMT

Alabama voters will vote for or against the State Representatives in 2020. The lottery may be off the radar because politics is a short lived thing.

Comment #1

Big Joey — Thu, 23 May 2019 16:19:17 GMT

People in Alabama will go west to play in Mississippi. No problem

Lawmaker: Alabama lottery bill 'dead' for session

Lottery Post — Thu, 23 May 2019 15:48:00 GMT

An Alabama lottery bill is defunct for the legislative session, a key lawmaker said Wednesday.

It's dead for this session. It won't be coming back this session, said Republican Rep. Steve Clouse, who was shepherding the bill in the House of Representatives.

The bill hit a politically fatal mix of conservative opposition to gambling and liberals' feuds over electronic gambling and how to use lottery revenue. Clouse said they do not have the 63 bipartisan votes needed to pass the measure in... [ More ]