Rep. Sam Jones (D-Mobile)<\/a>. \u201cSo we can cover all bases as it relates to dealing with illegal gaming \u2014 as well as legal gaming \u2014 in the state.\u201d<\/p>\nJones also added that this particular problem won\u2019t go away unless it\u2019s finally addressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem with not doing a comprehensive proposal to address it and passing a comprehensive proposal \u2014 you see a lot of piece mill efforts,\u201d said Jones. \u201cAnd then those efforts are challenged at the Supreme Court and they\u2019re challenging court for years. And we still don\u2019t get what we\u2019re looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hammett made it a point to say that unregulated betting should be a bipartisan issue for Alabamians.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just padding the pockets of these illegal operators, and I hope we can all come together. Like I said earlier, no matter what side of the gambling issue you were on, we all agree there\u2019s a tremendous problem of illegal gambling in the state,\u201d remarked Hammett. \u201cAnd this bill is an effort to try and do something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rep. Jones mentioned that last session\u2019s gambling bill failed by one vote, which would have created an enforcement arm for operations. The bill is expected to go before lawmakers when the next Alabama legislative session starts in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A pre-filed bill for the 2025 Alabama legislative session would increase penalties for running or owning an illegal gambling operation. Rep. Matthew Hammett (R-Dozier) is one of many lawmakers wanting to crack down on illegal gambling. Current penalty for running or owning an illegal gambling operation in Alabama is a Class A misdemeanor In Covington […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":305,"featured_media":1601194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[447607],"tags":[66144,447423,447424],"class_list":["post-1601183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","tag-gambling","tag-main-page","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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