SB214 Alabama 2021 Session

Under existing law, lotteries and gift enterprises are prohibited by Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901

This bill proposes an amendment to Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish the Alabama Education Lottery and the Alabama Education Lottery Corporation and require the Legislature to enact one or more general laws to provide for the duties, powers, authority, and composition of the corporation

The proposed amendment would also create the Alabama Gaming Commission to supervise the conduct of bingo, charitable bingo, sports wagering and casino-style games in the state

The proposed amendment would provide that casino-style games and sports wagering may be operated only at Greenetrack, the Birmingham Race Course, the Greyhound Racing Facility in Mobile, VictoryLand, an additional site in Jackson or DeKalb County operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians pursuant to a compact. The proposed amendment would impose specified license fees for a license to operate casino-style games for specified terms and a nominal license fee established by the commission for charitable bingo operations

The amendment would also impose a tax of 20 percent on the net gaming revenues of the gaming operations in the state except operations on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians

The proposed amendment would require the Governor to negotiate in good faith a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to authorize casino-style games on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and require the Legislature to enact implementing legislation

Proposing an amendment to Section 65 of theConstitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish an AlabamaEducation Lottery and the Alabama Education LotteryCorporation; to establish the Alabama Gaming Commission toregulate the conduct of bingo, charitable bingo, sports wagering, and casino-style games; to authorize the operationof casino-style games at Greenetrack, the Birmingham RaceCourse, the Greyhound Racing Facility in Mobile, VictoryLand,and a site in Jackson or DeKalb County operated by the PoarchBand of Creek Indians; to impose license fees and a tax oncertain gaming proceeds; to authorize the commission to adoptrules governing the licensing, administration, and conduct ofsports wagering; to authorize the Governor to negotiate acompact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for theoperation of casino-style games on lands held in trust by theUnited States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of CreekIndians; and to require the Legislature to meet in specialsession to enact implementing legislation.