A new report by the Alabama Policy Institute (API) suggests that a gambling expansion would have negative repercussions.API commissioned Dr. John Hill to prepar ...
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The Alabama Policy Institute this week published a new, exhaustive report detailing its position on why expanding gambling is problematic for the state and its future.
API President Stephanie Smith said her organization hopes lawmakers considering a gambling bill will see the report and understand the drawbacks. “API’s compreh ...
Alabama Policy Institute releases study on legalizing gambling in Alabama: ‘Gambling is a bad bet for Alabama families’
API’s report outlines that states that have legalized gambling experience higher rates of gambling addiction, crime, corruption, addiction, and mental health d ...
STUDY RELEASED ON EFFECTS OF LEGALIZED GAMBLING
Alabama Policy Institute has released findings from a study on gambling. The group says it shows states that have legalized gambling experience higher rate ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: API Vows to fight against gambling expansion
API Opposes SB 324 and any attempt to expand gambling in Alabama Birmingham, Ala. - Today (May 31st, 2023), Alabama Policy Institute (API) vows to fight the new ...
Donald Trump Jr. Agrees with API Position on Alabama Gambling and Lottery Bill
Birmingham, Ala. – Today (May 5, 2021), Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted his opposition to Alabama's gambling and lottery package calling it, as API has ...
Phil Williams Speaks Against Gambling and Lottery Bill Before House Committee
On Tuesday, API's Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams spoke in opposition to SB319, the gambling and lottery bill, before the House Committee ...
Rewarding Bad Actors: Why Alabama Should Not Cave to the Gambling Lobby
It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. When it comes to casino gaming Alabama ...
Press Release: API Issues Statement on Failure of Lottery and Gambling Bill in Senate
Birmingham, Ala. - Yesterday (March 9th, 2021), the Alabama State Senate rejected a constitutional amendment (SB214) establishing a lottery and allowing expandi ...
Alabama Policy Institute Provides Additional Commentary on Senate Gambling Bill
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (Monday, February 22nd, 2021), the Alabama Policy Institute provided additional input to their recent statements on SB214 (by Sen. Mars ...
Podcast: The Omnibus Gambling and Lottery Legislation
In this week's episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams and Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis take a look at Sen. Marsh's omnibu ...
API Adds Gambling Legislation to Legislative Scorecard and Requests Amendments
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (February 10th, 2021) the Alabama Policy Institute (API) announced the addition of SB214, the gambling and lottery legislation carried ...
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Gambling Oppose All Attempts to Expand Gambling or Establish a Lottery in Alabama Legalizing casino-style gambling in the state and esta ...
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Strong FamiliesOne of the three tenets of the Alabama Policy Institute’s mission is to promote and defend families as the primary foundation t ...
Cultural Indicators
The Alabama Policy Institute is pleased to present Cultural Indicators 2020 for Alabama and the United States. This study tracks various Alabama-s ...
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Gambling is a bad bet for Alabama families
There are renewed calls to legalize gambling in the State of Alabama. Advocates claim that current illegal gambling can be solved by changing the state c ...
A Review of the AUM Report on the Legalization of Gambling in Alabama
In April of last year, the Institute for Accountability and Government Efficiency at Auburn University at Montgomery released a report on gambling that has ...
Prof. John Hill, Ph.D.
Dr. John Hill is a Fellow and Resident Scholar at the Alabama Policy Institute Over API’s thirty-plus-year history, he has authored more than thirty publicat ...