Sports Wagering Returns to Georgia Senate After Previous Defeats
After the failure of legislation that would have permitted sports wagering in the state, involving horse racing, the official legalization of sports wagering is up for a vote again Thursday in the Georgia senate.
However, this time the main focus of the legislation is to allow sports wagering in the state without legalizing horse racing betting.
Sports wagering added to a separate bill:
Senators revisited the act by attaching it to a separate soapbox derby bill, then quickly enacted it in the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee on an 8-1 vote.
Moreover, a new rewritten bill, House Bill 237, could soon be voted on by the full Senate.
On that note, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who helped bring the bill back to the Senate, said: R…