Gambling Oppose All Attempts to Expand Gambling or Establish a Lottery in Alabama Legalizing casino-style gambling in the state and estab ...
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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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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 ...
Strengthening Alabama’s Gambling Laws
Alabama Supreme Court cases have strictly defined what forms of gaming are legal in Alabama. In order to effectively deter would-be offenders, the punishment for owning and operating illegal gaming paraphernalia should be raised from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony.
Regulating Tribal Gambling
Native American tribes in Alabama operate illegal gambling machines. At present, the office of the Attorney General is working with the NIGC to determine what influence the state may have to encourage the removal of the electronic bingo machines on tribal lands.
Internet Gambling
Despite being illegal in the United States, online wagering is likely the fastest growing form of gambling in history. Since 1997, worldwide Internet gambling revenues increased from $445 million to $25.8 billion in 2009.
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 ...