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Alabama Senate narrowly rejects lottery, casino bill

Alabama's attorney general says law enforcement agents have seized more than 1,000 gambling machines and cash from casinos in Greene County.
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Alabama's attorney general says law enforcement agents have seized more than 1,000 gambling machines and cash from casinos in Greene County.

 

Another lottery bill has failed in the Alabama Senate.

The bill, which proposed the start of a state lottery and and would allow multiple casinos, fell short of passing by two votes. The proposal also would have authorized a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for casino games at their three sites.

The final vote was 19-13.

Gambling legislative has been battled over for the past two decades, between conservative opposition and a turf war about who could have electronic gambling machines or casino games. 

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