Alabama Sports Betting
Sports betting is not yet legal in Alabama, but it isn’t for lack of effort.
Lawmakers have introduced several bills to legalize retail sportsbooks and online sports betting in Alabama in each of the past few years.
However, Alabama sports betting proponents must overcome significant resistance in a state with some of the country’s most restrictive gambling laws to enact change.
In the meantime, other Alabama online betting options include daily fantasy sports apps and pari-mutuel horse racing betting sites.
Legal Alabama Betting Sites
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Alabama Sports Betting Law
Legal sports betting in Alabama seemed like a long shot just a few years ago, but the tide is beginning to turn.
Lawmakers have introduced bills to legalize sports betting in Alabama each year since 2019. None have made it through the legislative process to become law, but there are indications of changing attitudes in a traditionally anti-gambling state.
In addition, pro-gambling lawmakers have shown signs of increasing their efforts to bring Alabama online sports betting in from the black market to regulate and tax it.
And as neighboring states like Mississippi and Tennessee legalize sports betting, Alabama lawmakers must decide if they’re content to let residents near the borders generate tax revenue for other states.
The latest Alabama sports betting effort occurred in 2024 and consisted of a pair of bills (HB 151 and HB 152) that would have legalized a state lottery, up to seven casinos, retail sportsbooks, and online sportsbooks. The bills would have initiated a public referendum because any gambling expansion in Alabama will require a constitutional amendment.
The House approved the bills, which represented the first time legislation including sports betting has passed a full chamber vote in Alabama. However, the proposal ran into heavy opposition in the Alabama Senate, which stripped the sports betting provisions before allowing the bills to die.
Nonetheless, the effort’s supporters vowed to resume their efforts in 2025. Most of the legislature’s focus revolves around whether Alabama should authorized land-based casinos, so it remains uncertain whether the state’s next major gaming expansion (if approved) will include sports betting.
Alabama Online Sports Betting Outlook
Whether Alabama will legalize online sports betting or not is an open question.
On one hand, Alabama’s reluctance to expand legal gambling options could prompt lawmakers to compromise on legislation to legalize retail sportsbooks only.
On the other hand, every Alabama sports betting bill introduced to date has included provisions to authorize online sportsbooks.
In addition, the lack of an established land-based casino industry in Alabama could push lawmakers to follow the example set by Tennessee and legalize online sports betting only.
Given the consistency with which lawmakers introduce legislation friendly to online betting, the first Alabama sports betting sites may not be as far off as they seem right now.
That said, one thing about online sports betting Alabama readers should keep in mind is that lawmakers still face strong headwinds from constituents worried about the potential for problem gambling with increased ease of access.
Alabama Daily Fantasy Sports
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Daily fantasy sports sites and pick ’em fantasy apps are the next-closest alternative to legal sports betting in Alabama.
The Alabama legislature legalized fantasy sports in 2019 via the Fantasy Contests Act, which requires operators to register with the state and comply with various consumer protection regulations.
Fans can read more about their Alabama DFS options here:
Alabama Horse Racing Betting
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Legal horse racing betting is available in Alabama via online racebooks and off-track betting facilities.
All Alabama race tracks have closed due to financial difficulties, but advance deposit wagering apps provide instant access to pari-mutuel pools at hundreds of tracks nationwide.
The Alabama horse racing betting industry could also see a revival if certain lawmakers get their way.
Multiple measures introduced in recent years would expand horse racing betting in Alabama by promoting pari-mutuel wagering, authorizing new game types at race tracks, and regulating advance deposit wagering.
Read more about the Alabama horse racing betting market:
Alabama Greyhound Racing Betting
Alabama was one of just a few holdout states with legal greyhound racing until Birmingham Race Course ended live greyhound races in 2020.
None of Alabama’s other race tracks host live dog races, but all four offer simulcast wagering:
Alabama Online Gambling
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Current Alabama gambling laws are strict and prohibit most forms of gambling, including online casinos and poker sites.
However, sweepstakes casino sites are available in Alabama and offer casino-style games where players can win real-money prizes.
The odds of a legal Alabama online gambling market launching anytime soon do not appear great, but lawmakers have studied the issue and may consider action in the future.
Note: BettingUSA urges readers in Alabama to avoid playing at offshore online gambling sites.
Alabama Gambling Laws
Several laws in the Code of Alabama pertain to gambling.
Section 13A-12-20 of the Criminal Code explains the state’s definition of gambling and what it means to “advance” gambling activity. Alabama defines gambling as follows:
A person engages in gambling if he stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under his control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.
People who participate in gambling are subject to a Class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to three months in jail and a fine of $500 or double the amount lost by the counterparty.
In addition, Section 8-1-150 in the Alabama Code renders all gambling contracts void and unenforceable:
(a) All contracts founded in whole or in part on a gambling consideration are void. Any person who has paid any money or delivered anything of value lost upon any game or wager may recover such money, thing, or its value by an action commenced within six months from the time of such payment or delivery.
(b) Any other person may also recover the amount of such money, thing, or its value by an action commenced within 12 months after the payment or delivery thereof for the use of the wife or, if no wife, the children or, if no children, the next of kin of the loser.
Criminal law aside, that one provision is enough to nullify any kind of gambling industry in Alabama. Even if they did find a way to skirt criminal law, Alabama online casinos would find it impossible to turn a profit.
Alabama has no immediate plans to change that law, so it’s unlikely we’ll see legal Alabama online casinos or poker sites any time soon.
As always, the safest bet for players interested in betting real money is to stick with the forms of gambling that are 100% legal in Alabama.
Alabama Sports Betting FAQ
Mike Murphy is the founder of BettingUSA.com and has over 10 years of experience in the legal gambling industry. A regular attendee of industry trade shows and conferences, Mike is a strong proponent in the idea of a well regulated online betting industry.
Steve Ruddock is the content director for BettingUSA and the Editor-in-Chief of Gaming Law Review.
Steve has covered the legal and legislative developments in the US gambling sector for more than a decade for online and print publications.