Alabama Online Sports Betting

Plenty of states across the country have made the move to legalize sports betting. It’s growing quickly as the top sportsbooks and betting sites are battling it out for new users. What about Alabama? Are there legal sports betting sites for Alabama residents? Here’s what you need to know about Alabama online sports betting.

Is Sports Betting in Alabama Legal?

Sports betting is not legal in the state of Alabama. You can’t bet on sports in the state whether it’s online betting or retail locations. There are no mobile options for bettors to start sports wagering on college and professional sports events. If you live in Alabama and want to start online gambling on sports, you would need to travel to a sports betting legal state to do so.

Latest Alabama Sports Betting News

There have been several attempts to get AL sports betting off the ground. There have been attempts to make sports betting legal in Alabama in 2019, 2021, and 2022. For now, it’s an uncertain timetable as new sports betting legislation could be introduced in 2023.

Alabama doesn’t have any casinos or even a state lottery. A lottery has been tied to the sports betting market in recent bills but nothing has come of them. It’s unclear when we will see movement toward sports betting becoming available in Alabama. Also, there is no word on if there will be a specific Alabama sports wagering commission in charge of betting if legalized.

House Bill 152 was introduced in the state, it would allow sports wagering, state lottery, and casino-type gaming at physical locations. Alabama’s House Economic Development and Tourism Committee unanimously passed an amended version of the bills to the Alabama House, then awaiting Senate approval. The bill that would have legalized sports betting and casinos in the state has been amended to legalize lottery only. Most recently, that same bill was passed in the House but now goes back to the Senate for further deliberation.

Is Daily Fantasy Sports Legal in Alabama?

Even though there is no online sports betting in Alabama or mobile betting, the state did legalize Daily Fantasy Sports back in 2019. This gives sports fans a nice alternative to betting sites in Alabama as they hope and wait for sports betting in the state to become a legal option. PrizePicks has a new peer-to-peer fantasy game called PrizePicks Arena, available in Alabama, Tennessee, Wyoming, and West Virginia. Alabama players can enter a lineup to compete against other players in group play to win.

Popular Sports Teams in Alabama

If we see lawmakers legalize Alabama sports betting, a lot of the focus will be on college sports and especially college football. New Alabama bettors will likely be wagering the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers. Alabama has had a dominant football program winning several national titles over the past decade.

There are no professional sports teams in the state and it might have played a role so far in the Alabama legislature not getting a bill off the ground. In other states, professional sports franchises have been major advocates for legal and regulated sports betting in their states. A lack of pro sports in Alabama might hurt gambling interests.

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