Givhan: 2024 gaming proposal appearing more ‘intellectually honest’ than previous

State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) spoke with Dale Jackson on his talk radio show on WVNN about the gambling deal currently in the works by legislative leaders — particularly in the lower chamber.  Givhan, who is not directly part of the committee taking up the issue, said this upcoming session’s proposal appears to be a better bill than those previously introduced. “What I hear is that a lot of the absurdities that were in the bill before – let’s get past where you want any gaming or not – I am talking about the absurdities that were in the bill, that were giving a monopoly or an oligopoly