What Expanded Gambling Could Mean for Alabama

| December 7, 2015 

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State lawmakers took three legislative sessions to craft a bare-bones budget this year.   Next year’s budget picture isn’t any rosier so calls are increasing for Alabama to expand gambling or start a lottery. Such a move would certainly mean revenue for the state, but just as with a roll of the dice, there’s risk. We start with that in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

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