Could gambling come to the Peach State? After Alabama lawmakers recently began considering expanded gaming options, a major online gaming operator met with officials in Georgia on Tuesday in hopes the state will jump on the legalization bandwagon as well.
Representatives of the Entain Foundation have addressed several state legislators in Atlanta regarding the issue. The non-profit group was founded in the US in 2020 by international online gaming giant Entain, which owns major brands such as Ladbrokes, bwin and PartyPoker.
The group hopes to help expand safe and legal gaming options, which apparently includes Georgia.
Big push
Georgia has no legal casinos. Neighboring states like Tennessee and North Carolina have legalized sports betting in recent years, with the latter also offering casinos. Betting on horse racing is also illegal in Georgia.
However, lawmakers have considered some proposals in recent years, but those proposals ultimately failed after disagreements over issues such as gambling addiction, revenue distribution, and what types of gambling should be legalized. Now Habersham Notes.
Entain hopes at least some of that will change and push for the legalization of gambling. Institution officials I felt relieved after meeting the state representatives.
“Georgia, as you can imagine, has a lot of political issues including Trump’s indictment, so there’s a little bit of a distraction right now but I feel very positive that Georgia will move (bet) next year along with a few more things,” Amin said. Founder Bill Passerell: “Other States.”
Sports betting probability?
Sports betting may be the immediate target in Georgia. According to reports, casino games have not received the same amount of support yet.
In the US, it has also partnered with Entain MGM Resorts on BetMGM’s online sports betting and gaming platform. The service is available in several states and this appears to be a potential entry into the Georgia market if betting is ever legalized.
As in Tennessee, lawmakers can only pass mobile and internet options. Gov. Brian Kemp has expressed some support for sports betting, but it may face some hurdles. Expanding gambling would require a constitutional amendment with two-thirds approval of each legislature to allow the question to be placed on the ballot for state voters.
However, former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Milton He argued earlier this year That the process could be circumvented and that “sports betting could be legalized as a state-run lottery for educational purposes only through legislative action.”
Not everyone in the state shares this view. Is expanded gambling in Georgia on the horizon? That remains to be seen, but many in the industry will be watching when the next legislative session begins on January 8.
