According to House Speaker David Ralston, Georgia lawmakers are considering using a voter referendum to address gaming expansion and sports betting in Georgia. The referendum would be intentionally vague, which would then allow the Georgia General Assembly to finalize the details of the gaming expansion … Read more
Lawmakers in Georgia are once again opening the discussion for a regulated sports betting market. House of Representative members plan to discuss sports gaming at length during the 2022 legislative session in January. There is growing optimism that these discussions on sports wagering will be … Read more
The Georgia General Assembly adjourns for the 2021 session on Wednesday. Senate Resolution 135 and Senate Bill 142 to regulate sports wagering in Georgia were in need of a House vote for final passage but did not receive one. Both bills will die in session … Read more
Georgia is getting closer to adding a regulated sports betting industry to its state. Two bills that would bring mobile sportsbooks to the Peach State have passed in the Senate and are slowly receiving House approvals. Should each bill pass, Georgia would have its own … Read more
Georgia lawmakers are now considering an amendment to the constitution to legalize sports betting. A legal sports wagering industry in the Peach State projects anywhere from $25-$50 million a year seen in revenue. Should SR 135 pass in the Georgia General Assembly, residents in the … Read more
Georgia House Bill 86 to legalize sports betting in the state has moved forward in the General Assembly after increasing the tax rate on GGR to 20%. The bill would make mobile sportsbooks available for Georgians to gamble on professional sports. ATLANTA – A sports … Read more
GA Senate Bill 142 would make mobile sportsbooks legal in Georgia. There is also House Bill 86 that would legalize a sports betting industry in the state via mobile applications. GA SB 142 is also suggesting legal retail sports wagering kiosks in addition to mobile … Read more
House Bill 86 that would make online and mobile sports betting in Georgia legal has passed in its first committee by a landslide. Over $40 million is estimated to be generated annually from the sports wagering industry that would go toward the HOPE Scholarship. The … Read more
House Bill 570 has been filed in the state legislature to get a legal mobile and online sportsbooks in Georgia. All revenue gained from the industry is earmarked for the HOPE Scholarship and Pre-K schooling. Professional sports leagues that call Georgia home are in favor … Read more
Georgia is looking to become one of the next states in the nation to make wagering on sports legal. Lawmakers have said that the Georgia General Assembly will see a number of gambling bills brought to the floor as the Peach State looks for new … Read more
Two bills that would make sports betting legal in Georgia did not pass in the 2020 session as they were not heard on the final day of hearings, June 26. A legal sports betting market in the Peach State shows estimates of $60 million a … Read more
Georgia will not be seeing any sports betting legislation pass in 2020. The session ends in a week and the two bills that would legalize sports betting did not make the cut after March 12 in what the Assembly calls “Crossover Day”. Gambling on sporting … Read more