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AL SB294
Bill
Status
3/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Greg Albritton
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AI Summary
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Establishes Alabama Education Lottery and Gambling Commission to regulate casino gaming, sports betting, and lottery activities authorized by a constitutional amendment in the 2022 Regular Session.
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Creates Gaming Enforcement Division with independent authority to investigate violations, enforce gaming laws, and conduct operations with law enforcement powers including arrest authority.
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Authorizes multiple license types: casino gaming licenses, sports betting operator licenses, lottery retailer licenses, charitable fundraising bingo/raffle licenses, and management services provider licenses with specified fee requirements.
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Levies 20% state tax on net gaming revenues with proceeds distributed to Alabama Gambling Trust Fund (95%), county commissions (3%), and municipalities (2%), plus separate funding streams for education lottery trust fund and infrastructure improvements.
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Updates and enhances criminal penalties for unlawful gaming activity, including new felony offenses for cheating, counterfeit chips, insider knowledge exploitation, and device fraud at gaming facilities.
Legislative Description
Gaming, Alabama Education Lottery and Gambling Commission, established, issuance of casino gaming licenses, casino sports betting licenses, lottery retailer licenses and charitable fundraising raffle licenses, provided, criminal penalties for violations, provided, Secs. 13A-12-32 to 13A-12-39, inclusive, 41-30-1 to 41-30-51, inclusive, added; Secs. 11-47-111, 13A-12-29, 13A-12-50 to 13A-12-58, inclusive, 13A-12-70 to 13A-12-76, inclusive, 13A-12-90 to 13A-12-92, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 13A-11-9, 13A-12-20 to 13A-12-28, inclusive, 13A-12-30 am'd.
State Government
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/6/2022