SB214 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Gaming, Alabama Education Lottery established, Alabama Education Lottery Corporation and Alabama Gaming Commission estab. to license and regulate gaming, negotiation of compact with Poarch Creek Indians Authority, const. amend.

Summary

A constitutional amendment to create the Alabama Education Lottery and regulate casino-style games, sports wagering, and bingo through a new state agency framework, with a compact to be negotiated with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and revenue sharing with state and local governments.

What This Bill Does

It would create the Alabama Education Lottery and a governing Alabama Education Lottery Corporation to run the lottery and fund postsecondary scholarships through a Lottery Trust Fund. It would establish the Alabama Gaming Commission to regulate bingo, charitable bingo, sports wagering, and casino-style games, with licensing, enforcement, and consumer-protection responsibilities. It would authorize casino-style games and sports wagering only at designated locations (and on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians under a negotiated compact), with set license fees and a 20% tax on net gaming revenue. It would require the Governor to negotiate a good-faith compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and to enact implementing legislation in a special session, with the amendment going to a statewide vote.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents and visitors who would participate in the education lottery and gaming activities (casino-style games, sports wagering, and bingo) at designated locations; casino-style gaming would be limited to those aged 21 and older, while other roles may have different age requirements.
• State and local governments and communities where gaming is allowed or planned, which would receive a share of tax revenues and license fees; the Poarch Band of Creek Indians would be involved in a compact and could operate a gaming site under state approval.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Alabama Education Lottery and the Alabama Education Lottery Corporation to run the lottery, with proceeds deposited in a Lottery Trust Fund to be used for postsecondary scholarships; unclaimed prize money may be used for agriculture grants and scholarships.
• Creates the Alabama Gaming Commission to regulate bingo, charitable bingo, sports wagering, and casino-style games, with authority to issue licenses, enforce rules, and require compliance, including age restrictions and coordination with local racing commissions.
• Authorizes casino-style games and sports wagering at specific locations (Greenetrack, Birmingham Race Course, Mobile Greyhound Facility, VictoryLand, and a Poarch Band site in Jackson or DeKalb, plus lands held in trust) with defined license fees and terms; provides a process for adding an additional Poarch site and establishes license renewal and transfer rules.
• Imposes a 20% tax on net gaming revenues with distributions of 20% to the Gaming Trust Fund, 75% to the state General Fund, 3% to the county, and 2% to the municipality or county, plus allocations for information technology, rural health, and mental health programs; requires implementing legislation, a special session, and negotiation of a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments