Katherine Robertson's campaign accepts out-of-state gambling dollars

April 14, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Currently the major story sending shock waves through Alabama politics is the bombshell investigative report Mo Brooks released on the 11th concerning a $4 million gambling syndicate attempting to buy legislative races, but the story doesn't end there. These gambling moguls are currently making a play in the Alabama attorney general's race.

A few weeks ago on the BCS. State of Alabama podcast with my co-host Brandon Moseley, I posed a question to Republican attorney general candidate Katherine Robertson concerning allegations that she received money from the Sports Betting Alliance. Her response, "well that's news to me," denying the allegations.

While researching campaign finance reports from the SVBII PAC in December of 2025, I found that the Sports Betting Alliance had made a $250,000 donation into that political action committee. In the following month, a $25,000 donation had been made to the Katherine Robertson campaign, thus proving her denial to be false.

The investigation into Katherine Robertson's campaign funding also reveals a secondary trail involving Steve Raby. Records indicate that gambling-linked capital has been funneled through Raby and the North Alabama PAC to further support her run for Attorney General. This pattern of using regional PACs as pass-throughs appears to be a calculated effort to obscure the true source of the money.

This orchestration of funds raises serious questions about potential criminal violations of the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA). Under Alabama Code § 17-5-15, it is illegal to make or accept a contribution in the name of another person-a practice commonly known as using "straw donors" to hide the original source of funds. Furthermore, § 17-5-19 provides that any person who "corruptly" violates these reporting requirements can face a Class B Felony if the amount exceeds $2,000.

Given that Katherine Robertson is seeking the state's top law enforcement office, the discrepancy between her recorded denial and the documented $25,000 influx of gambling-linked capital warrants immediate scrutiny.

The Mo Brooks exposé has uncovered a concerted effort to buy our elections from gambling moguls and to influence the future of Alabama. More to come regarding this investigation in the coming days.

Christopher M. Peeks is a Reporter and Columnist at the Alabama Political Contributor

This was originally published in the Alabama Political Contributor and is used with permission.

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