Rep. Blackshear: Unregulated betting environment fuels scandals like Alabama Baseball case
State Rep. Chris Blackshear appeared on Montgomery's Sports Radio 740 last week to discuss the Alabama House of Representatives' efforts to pass a comprehensive gambling and lottery bill during the 2024 legislative session. The bill has been a fixture in many past legislative sessions. In 2024, Blackshear (R-Phenix City) said the bill the House approved […]
‘Fact vs. Fiction’ Q&A with Rep. Chris Blackshear on 2024 Alabama House gaming legislation
The bill's sponsor, state Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phoenix), was interviewed as the Alabama Senate took up the legal gaming bill passed by the House. yellow hammer news Some of the key aspects included in the proposal from start to finish: YHN: How did U.S. Rep. Andy Witt (R-Harvest), Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), and other House […]
State Rep. Blackshear: ‘Naïve’ to think sports betting isn’t already taking place in Alabama
A research group of Alabama state legislators recently announced plans for a comprehensive gaming bill in the Yellowhammer State. The bill would legalize casinos and sports betting in Alabama and create a state lottery. One of the main arguments is that illegal gambling is already occurring throughout the state, and that in addition to legalizing […]
