Alabama Attorney General Candidate Katherine Robertson Denies Gambling Links Despite Campaign Records

By Christopher M Peeks April 14, 2026

​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.

​By Christopher M. Peeks

Reporter and Columnist

Alabama Political Contributor