Proposed bill would let voters decide on an Alabama state lottery

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welington — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:30:43 GMT

Hooah

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IAmABadOne — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:46:34 GMT

Neighboring states all have lotteries and are generating billions in revenue for their states!

You do know that those billions are coming out of the pockets of the state's population and/or visitors to the state, don't you? It amounts to a voluntary tax for a big wish. If you don't believe that please tell us where those billions in revenue are coming from.

Of those billions, how much is paid to winning players? More or less or what part of those billions?

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PrisonerSix — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:26:21 GMT

We have sports betting and video poker, but there is a local option in which some parishes have it and some don't.

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noise-gate — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:39:31 GMT

* Know what, you could be right. Imagine all that gas money you could be saving..

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Benjamins — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:18:07 GMT

I'm in ALABAMA and we NEED a LOTTERY! Neighboring states all have lotteries and are generating billions in revenue for their states! We need to move forward with this lottery. I run to the Georgia and Florida line once a week and load up on scratchers and multiple draw games! Its ridiculous that ALABAMA is still behind! Let's pass this freaking BILL ALABAMA

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Powerball765 — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:35:02 GMT

Here is my thoughts if Alabama activates Lottery people from other states will be playing in Alabama instead of Alabama playing in other states . How do l know this l included travel through Alabama every week find it Boring lol And Besides any state that starts with A wins Big in Powerball and Mega millions Look at Arkansas Cabot

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:00:42 GMT

Don't know if your state has sports gambling ads or not (if legal there). Anyway in regards to Louisiana, if you pay attention it says in small letters on the bottom in certain parishes only. Sounds so 17th century to me.

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PrisonerSix — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:49:12 GMT

I could be wrong. I remember when Louisiana was debating a lottery and many legislators voted against it. It kept coming up and some opponents voted to put it on the ballot just so it could be resolved for once and for all.

These same legislators said it would no pass. It passed by a huge majority.

Who knows what will happen

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:14:44 GMT

Thanks for updating me to the year that happened.

I agree 100% it won't happen ever there. Utah for obvious reason doesn't even come up and Nevada it is in their Constitution prohibiting it. Can only image why that is....

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PrisonerSix — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:47:20 GMT

Alabama voted on a lottery in 1999 and the people chose to vote against it. Other bills have been introduced since then but never got to the people. That will probably happen again.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:53:30 GMT

When in the Army-Ft Knox circa 1994 until retirement '97. We used to go to Gulf Shores, AL and somewhere in that time frame we saw political signs saying vote YES on the lottery.

On the same mindset, look how quickly Mississippi researched and started their own lottery.

Maybe Granny the Governor is stalling things and yet they can't see the forest for the trees. Folks will cross state lines to play the lottery. That's the way it is.

Proposed bill would let voters decide on an Alabama state lottery

Lottery Post — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:58:49 GMT

Legislators tired of losing revenue to neighboring states with lotteries

By Kate Northrop

Alabama legislators proposed a bill on Tuesday that would allow Alabama residents to vote on whether they want to have a state lottery.

Another legislative session, another attempt to enact an Alabama state lottery. Supporters of a new bill say the state is actively losing revenue to neighboring jurisdictions, and this proposal would aim to stop that.

State Senator Merika Coleman-Evans helpe... [ More ]