Georgia Lawmakers Get Another Opportunity to Approve Sports Betting this Year
The possibility of legalizing sports betting in Georgia during the 2023 legislative session has been rekindled.
There are now five opportunities remaining for the full Georgia Senate and House to vote on the online sports betting legislation as a result of an unusual legislative move.
Georgia Lawmakers Get Another Opportunity to Approve Sports Betting this Year, while including language that would legalize sports betting in Georgia. However opponents of sports betting including Sen. Mike Dugan criticized the strategy employed to connect it to an unrelated bill. Georgia Lawmakers Get Another Opportunity to Approve Sports Betting this YearBoth Republican House Speaker Jon Burns and Lt. Governor Burt Jones have expressed their willingness to reconsider gambling legislation, following multiple failed attempts this year. Sen. Brandon Beach, who chairs the economic development and tourism committee, expressed gratitude to the lieutenant governor on Thursday for his willingness to give sports betting another chance before the session ends on March 29th.
Georgia Lawmakers Get Another Opportunity to Approve Sports Betting this Year had already passed. The Senate dismissed two proposals, which included a basic online sports betting bill supplemented by a constitutional amendment, and another that would permit online sportsbooks and wagering machines at authorized venues. The more expansive Senate bill proposed allowing horse racing tracks, as well as online and on-site kiosks, to accept bets on professional and collegiate sports through mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. Georgia Lawmakers Get Another Opportunity to Approve Sports Betting this Year
Jenny Tang
Georgia Lawmakers Get Another Opportunity to Approve Sports Betting this Year