🏈 Gambling in Alabama

[BamaFan334]

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Upsetting the Native American population that their sacred lands won't be he only place for games of chance.

Do the sports gambling apps work when you're in Alabama?

 

[TerryP]

Do the sports gambling apps work when you're in Alabama?

VPN.

That said, they do run software that can block "spoofing" locations.

 

[64Tide]

Just what we need, another pot of money for the politicians to steal from.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Can you imagine a casino on Lake Guntersville ( Tennessee River)...
And on Gulf ( i know Mississippi has them!)

What tennessee has done with lottery money in education...wow

Alabama...senate....will not pass...sorry

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Just what we need, another pot of money for the politicians to steal from.

There are already casinos in Alabama, controlled by special interests. Lottery income goes to neighboring states. Exit 5 on I-20 is a no-go when the pots grow big.

Any new thing in Alabama will be swayed by those seeking an advantage. The marijuana debacle is a recent example, Milton McGregor's meanderings, Paul Bryant Jr.'s gift of a dog track to his employees when he foresaw the demise of that industry. It goes on and on, and of course not just in Alabama.

 

[rick4bama]

There are already casinos in Alabama, controlled by special interests. Lottery income goes to neighboring states. Exit 5 on I-20 is a no-go when the pots grow big.

Any new thing in Alabama will be swayed by those seeking an advantage. The marijuana debacle is a recent example, Milton McGregor's meanderings, Paul Bryant Jr.'s gift of a dog track to his employees when he foresaw the demise of that industry. It goes on and on, and of course not just in Alabama.

Like this weekend pot I heard is way up into the clouds!

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Keep on buying those Tennessee lottery tickets. Already put one of mine through college. Thanks alabamians

 

[UAgrad93]

The senate will manage to screw it up. Seen it before! Push an “education lottery” but earmark money from said potential lottery to special interests. As my grandmother used to say, “politicians are as crooked as a dogs hind leg!”

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The senate will manage to screw it up. Seen it before! Push an “education lottery” but earmark money from said potential lottery to special interests. As my grandmother used to say, “politicians are as crooked as a dogs hind leg!”

I dont know how tennessee manages to keep the lottery so functional...
Overall....
A few years ago...for some crisis they tried to move some lottery funds to help...shot down... the lottery has generated so much money...they have reduced the standards to allow others ...with lower grades to use...

Same as with state income tax....?...

 

[UAgrad93]

I dont know how tennessee manages to keep the lottery so functional...
Overall....
A few years ago...for some crisis they tried to move some lottery funds to help...shot down... the lottery has generated so much money...they have reduced the standards to allow others ...with lower grades to use...

Same as with state income tax....?...

Years ago, one of the governors tried to push an “education lottery” here in Alabama. Problem was, he left it open/available for senators/reps to earmark potential funds for their own projects. Had he come out and said “100% to education or at least 70%” it would’ve likely passed.

 

[OldPlayer]

In Georgia, the lottery has funded the Hope Scholarship to help students afford attending in-state colleges and universities. The downside is that many top students are being rejected from UGA due to lower income students now being able to afford college (and affirmative action).

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Years ago, one of the governors tried to push an “education lottery” here in Alabama. Problem was, he left it open/available for senators/reps to earmark potential funds for their own projects. Had he come out and said “100% to education or at least 70%” it would’ve likely passed.

I tell you...it sure helps with the cost of college...
I saw the amount of money that comesfrom out of state in lottery...
Don't remember exactly...but alabama n mississippi were big contributors

 

[It Takes Eleven]

In Georgia, the lottery has funded the Hope Scholarship to help students afford attending in-state colleges and universities. The downside is that many top students are being rejected from UGA due to lower income students now being able to afford college (and affirmative action).

I understand the crush of UGA applicants has made it much harder to get in, but is it a downside for lower income students to be able to afford college? I think a bigger story is the boost to second and third tier schools in the state. With HOPE, many qualified students stay in state.

If Alabama had the lottery - and applied the proceeds similarly as Georgia - it would soften the blow to both Alabama and Auburn when an inevitable decline in out-of-state attendance occurs. Georgia lottery profits, after all commissions and payouts, contributed $1.5 billion last year to HOPE and pre-K, which was a record. For frame of reference, the 1997 contribution was about $580 million, probably in the ballpark of what Alabama might realize.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

From my Georgia experience, I would also add that I would have something in the lottery legislation that limited the fee structure of state schools. The big game in GA is that as tuition has become more of a sure thing due to HOPE, schools have added a multitude of fees that aren't covered. I would also expect a similar positive impact on the second tier state schools as GA has experienced, but to a lesser degree.

 

[OldPlayer]

I understand the crush of UGA applicants has made it much harder to get in, but is it a downside for lower income students to be able to afford college? I think a bigger story is the boost to second and third tier schools in the state. With HOPE, many qualified students stay in state.

If Alabama had the lottery - and applied the proceeds similarly as Georgia - it would soften the blow to both Alabama and Auburn when an inevitable decline in out-of-state attendance occurs. Georgia lottery profits, after all commissions and payouts, contributed $1.5 billion last year to HOPE and pre-K, which was a record. For frame of reference, the 1997 contribution was about $580 million, probably in the ballpark of what Alabama might realize.

The downside is that very high academic ranking students are declined. It actually becomes easier to transfer in than come straight from high school.

 

[BamaFan334]

From my Georgia experience, I would also add that I would have something in the lottery legislation that limited the fee structure of state schools. The big game in GA is that as tuition has become more of a sure thing due to HOPE, schools have added a multitude of fees that aren't covered. I would also expect a similar positive impact on the second tier state schools as GA has experienced, but to a lesser degree.

They have also capped the amount by GPA, so from my understanding a 3.0 is no longer full paid tuition. Isn't thatcorrect due to the influx of students earning it and cashing in on it?

 

[BamaFan334]

The downside is that very high academic ranking students are declined. It actually becomes easier to transfer in than come straight from high school.

Are you talking about out of state kids being declined in favor of in state?

 

[OldPlayer]

Are you talking about out of state kids being declined in favor of in state?

High academic achievers from Georgia being declined in favor of lower academic achievers from Georgia who can now afford UGA using the Hope Scholarship. High academic achievers from out-of-state can still get in. To maintain the Hope Scholarship students are required to maintain a B average which frees up space after the first year.

 

[BamaFan334]

High academic achievers from Georgia being declined in favor of lower academic achievers from Georgia who can now afford UGA using the Hope Scholarship. High academic achievers from out-of-state can still get in. To maintain the Hope Scholarship students are required to maintain a B average which frees up space after the first year.

I don't understand your first sentence. My research over the years has never suggested this. Unsure of how that even happens as the GPA to get into colleges in Georgia have all increased. That makes no sense if lower academic achieving students are getting in over the others.