“I’m excited to be in Alabama next week for a fundraiser for my dad, but whenever I ask anyone from there what’s going on in the state this is all they talk about,” Trump Jr. said, then asks why the state Senate is “refusing to let the people vote on a clean bill to legalize the lottery & fund education when 45 states already do it?”

“Wouldn’t they rather keep the billions of $$$ in Alabama instead of sending it to other states? Makes no sense to me!”

Trump Jr. isn’t the only connection to the former president who has gotten involved into the state’s gambling issues. Former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway’s firm handled polling, in November, that showed strong support for legalizing gambling and lottery in Alabama.

Alabama Senators said they could revisit legislation that would allow voters to decide if the state should have an education lottery in the final four days of their spring legislative session. But to get a lottery bill approved will also include an agreement by lawmakers to approve an overarching bill that includes legalizing gambling and lottery.

With a 20-15 vote on Tuesday, HB151 failed passage by a single vote. It takes 21 “Yes” votes to allow voters statewide to decide on a constitutional amendment that would establish an educational lottery, as well as limited electronic casino gambling. As proposed, a special election would take place on Aug. 20.

The legislation, if approved, would give voters the first crack at deciding whether a paper lottery should be created in Alabama in 25 years. Almost all of its proceeds would toward education. Alabama is one of only five states without a lottery.

Alabama State Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, said earlier Thursday the matter is “so volatile” and he wasn’t sure if the legislation will be reconsidered. Albritton was one of the “No” votes on HB151, who had previously supported gambling packages.

“It could happen,” Albritton said. “It’s ready to go.”

Albritton said he remains concerned that the legislation does not legalize sports gambling. “We don’t even touch it,” he said.

The overall gambling package, outlined in the 127-page HB152, includes a lottery to fund education and authorizes up to seven casinos allowing for slot machines or “electronic gaming. The casinos would be located at existing dog tracks and bingo halls throughout the state.

The seven casinos would be prohibited from having table games that use cards, dice, or a dealer. The other three casinos would be full-scale casinos on tribal lands operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Atmore, Wetumpka, and Montgomery under a compact negotiated with the governor. Sports betting was also not included within the legislation.