Alabama legislative session adjourned without final vote on gambling bill: 'Frustrated'

Alabama lawmakers ended the legislative session on Thursday without coming to an agreement on a gambling bill after it came to an impasse in the Senate despite easily passing the House.

Because the bill wasn't approved during this session, voters will not have the opportunity to vote on gambling within the state later this year – continuing a 25-year stalemate on the issue.

"There was a lot of effort to try to make it work. I think the people want a chance to vote. I hear that everywhere I go," Republican House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said, according to The Associated Press.