While online gambling has garnered support, the Senate holds the key to whether or not the latest legislation will pass.
There's a renewed attempt at legalizing gambling with a new sports wagering bill. So what are the keys to it? ABC13 breaks it down.According to the American Gaming Association, 50.4 million adults in our country - roughly 20% of the population, are expected to wager on Sunday's Super Bowl. A survey shows approximately $16 billion will be bet.- Texas is not among them. However, this week, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst filed SB715 and SJR 39, and Rep.
"There's very strong public support for online and in-person sports betting in Texas," political expert Mark Jones told ABC13 Tuesday. "More than two-thirds of Texans support it, and that's a bipartisan consensus." Jones, a Baker Institute fellow in political science at Rice University, says Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a longtime opponent of legalized gambling, holds to keys to whether or not this latest legislation will pass."The Texas House supports casino and online gambling, Gov. Greg Abbott supports casino and online gambling - it's only the Senate, where Dan Patrick runs the show, that is blocking it right now," Jones explained.
If the sports wagering legislation does clear both the House and the Senate and then receives the green light from Abbott, Texas voters would see it on a ballot as a constitutional amendment on Nov. 7, 2023.
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