With the state of Alabama facing a severe budget shortfall and a Republican state legislature that would probably rather praise ObamaCare than raise taxes even slightly, things are looking bad for Alabama’s...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson said he recognizes the economic value of gambling in Alabama. “The quickest way for us to not have huge budget cuts and major teacher layoffs would be...

In short: The issue of legalizing bingo in Alabama should be decided by voters. In an editorial in Sunday’s Tuscaloosa News, state Sen. Roger Bedford, R-Russellville, proposed putting what he described...

Months ago, anyone could drive around the Alabama highways and see flashing lights advertising bingo, but now those lights have been dimmed in many areas across the state. State Sen. Hank Erwin, a Republican...

The youngest member of the Alabama State Senate, 29 year-old Marc Keahey, has undertaken a great task. Early in February, he introduced the Alabama Bingo Control Act, which would let voters decide whether...

While lawmakers continue to debate the future of gambling in Alabama, there is a new poll suggesting that a majority of Alabamians support regulating and taxing proceeds that result from it. The poll,...

In short: Making gambling illegal does not stop people, so the state might as well gain tax dollars from it. There are plenty of moral objections to gambling. The problem is that our government isn’t...