Whitt: It’s time we let the people decide the fate of gambling in Alabama

Gambling is illegal in the state of Alabama, but let’s face the facts: our weak, confusing laws are not stopping Alabamians from participating or bad actors from profiting.  Over the course of the last year, I visited 21 counties and well over 40 illegal facilities and gained a first-hand perspective of what is going on right under our noses. What I found was not just surprising – it was downright frightening. I knew we had a problem here, but I would have never guessed we have hundreds of illegal facilities spread across all 67 counties. Some were well hidden in back rooms of florists, resta