Georgia

Georgia Sports Betting Legislation Fails In Last Chance On House Floor

Georgia sports betting had a last-minute chance to pass in 2021 but appears ticketed for relegation to next year. The House Committee on Rules advanced  GA sports betting legislation back to the House floor Wednesday afternoon, where it died without action on the last day of the session. Efforts to legalize were gummed up in the House in […] Read More

Georgia Sports Betting Legislation Racing The Clock After Committee Vote

Georgia sports betting is another step closer to reality as the session nears a close. The Georgia House Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed both Senate Resolution 135 and Senate Bill 142 on Tuesday. The two pieces of legislation aim to legalize sports betting in Georgia. The legislation now moves to the House Rules Committee. The […] Read More

Conference Expected As Georgia Sports Betting Bills Pass Senate

The state Senate formally passed two pieces of Georgia sports betting legislation Friday, but it doesn’t sound like the House is expected to agree. The Senate first approved SR 135 by a 41-10 vote. The referendum would leave whether sports betting is legalized up to Georgia’s voters in next year’s election. A short while after, the […] Read More

How Voting Rights Could Affect Georgia Sports Betting Hopes In 2021

Constitutional arguments and state politics are throwing the chances of legalizing sports betting in Georgia this year into doubt. HB 86 is in a political stalemate with House Democrats withholding support of the bill because of Republican efforts to reduce access to voting, according to the Associated Press. The Democrats might be the minority party […] Read More

Senate Committee Debates Georgia Sports Betting Bill Constitutionality

This year’s first Senate hearing on sports betting in Georgia brought out the usual voices speaking against a gambling-related issue. Sen. Jeff Mullis introduced SB 142, which would legalize GA sports betting through the lottery, to the Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee Thursday. Many in the room were familiar with sports betting proposals. The committee […] Read More

Newly Filed Georgia Sports Betting Senate Bill Allows More Than House

A Senate version of a bill that would legalize sports betting in Georgia offers a bit more than the House version. SB 142, sponsored by eight senators, is quite similar in concept to HB 86, sponsored by six representatives. Both bills would allow GA sports betting regulated through the Georgia Lottery with at least six […] Read More

Mobile-Only Georgia Sports Betting Proposal Passes House Committee

A sports betting proposal that would license at least six sportsbooks in Georgia hopped its first hurdle Tuesday. The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed HB 86, though that wasn’t a huge surprise. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ron Stephens, the committee chair, and has significant backers behind it. Stephens said the legislation […] Read More

Could First Georgia Sports Betting Bill Of 2021 Be The One?

The latest attempt to legalize sports betting in Georgia from Rep. Ron Stephens could prove less is more when it comes to legalizing gambling. Stephens and five other co-sponsors filed HB 86, which would legalize sports betting through the Georgia Lottery. Stephens attempted to legalize sports betting last year through HR 378, but it might […] Read More