Alabama May be Changing
Their Tune
February
24, 2010
There is a meeting of the
Senate this week that could see gambling legalized in Alabama. The
Senate needs twenty one votes to make it legal, and some say that there
is a real chance that it is going to happen. They say that the fight
against slot machines would stop and that they could see millions of
dollars in much needed revenue flowing into the state.
This is a huge deal for the state as they already have an existing task
force that is working to crack down and eradicate all slot machine
gambling in the state. They say that it is illegal and that they need to
get it out before it does any more damage. They say that although bingo
is legal in the state the electronic bingo machines are nothing but slot
machines and those are not legal.
But some say that if they allow slot machines to be legalized in the
state that it is opening a whole can of worms. They are worried that
slot machines will lead to table games and ultimately online gambling
and then the state will become a cesspool of crime and gambling addicts.
They understand that slot machines might be the way to get additional
revenue in, but it is also a way to bring in more crime.
There are those in the Senate that have already wondered what online
gambling could do for them. They are curious as to how much money it
might be able to bring in. With other states already looking into online
gambling legalization, they want to know whey they wouldn’t do the same.
In fact, some think that instead of bringing in casinos, they could save
a lot of time and money and just legalize online gambling in the state
and then they would have much less overhead.
