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Feb 1, 2024 · Updated 4:46 PM PDT, February 1, 2024. Georgia senators passed a bill to allow sports gambling Thursday, but not before deciding that the measure also requires a state constitutional amendment, throwing ultimate passage into doubt. The Senate voted 35-15 to pass Senate Bill 386, sending it to the House for more debate.
Feb 1, 2024 · Lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 386, 35-15, to the House Thursday. Sen. Clint Dixon ‘s proposal legalizes Georgia sports betting through the Georgia Lottery. While passage was fairly smooth, the bill did receive one major amendment Thursday: the need for a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November.
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Mar 29, 2024 · ATLANTA (AP) — An effort to authorize sports betting in Georgia has failed for another year, after lawmakers couldn’t agree on how to spend money collected on taxes. Neither a proposed state constitutional amendment or authorizing legislation ever came to a vote in the House, after a committee passed it out early on Thursday, the last day ...
Jan 30, 2024 · ATLANTA — A state Senate committee overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday legalizing sports betting in Georgia. Under Senate Bill 386, which the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed 8-2, the Georgia Lottery Corp. would award 16 licenses to sports betting operators.
Feb 27, 2024 · Updated 12:59 PM PDT, February 27, 2024. ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians could get a chance in November to vote on authorizing sports gambling after senators on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment. It’s a big step forward for those who want Georgians to be able to bet on pro and college sports after years of being stymied in the Senate.
Feb 28, 2024 · Georgia remains a leading candidate to legalize sports betting this year, although its legislative session runs until March 28, leaving about a month for lawmakers to pass both S.B. 386 and...
Feb 1, 2024 · The Georgia Senate voted on Thursday to approve a bill that would legalize sports betting. But a last-second amendment could make it harder for it to actually happen.
