Alabama faith leaders are sounding the alarm regarding impending legislative efforts to create a lottery and legalize casino-style gambling and sports betting (including online) in the state.
Despite its legalization across many states, U.S. Protestant pastors remain opposed to sports gambling, but they’re not doing much about it, according to a Lifeway Research study.
Americans are expected to bet $1.3 billion on this year’s Super Bowl. While many believe sports betting is a harmless pastime, others say the human costs of expanding gambling are too high.
Over a dozen bingo halls in Jefferson County have been shut down after a multi-community effort April 11. Speaking at an April 12 news conference
VictoryLand Casino in Macon County plans to shift its business to betting on horse races after a September ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court said
The Alabama Supreme Court has again ruled that electronic gambling at three Alabama casinos is illegal and must end. The unanimous Sept. 30 decision in
As another session of the Alabama Legislature nears its end, several gambling expansion bills have once again failed to progress, a victory for those who
It is estimated that Americans lost $161 billion to all forms of gambling in 2018, with $306 million of that going to online gambling. While
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