Could Sports Betting In Georgia Become A Reality In 2022?

Georgia Legislature

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

Georgia Sports Betting Bills Approaching The Legislative Finish line

Georgia Legislature

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 Approves Sports Betting Legislation To Go Forward In House

Georgia Statehouse

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

Georgia Now Has Senate Bill On Table For Sports Betting

Georgia College Wagering Ban

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

Georgia Sports Betting Bill Passes In First House Committee

Rep. Ron Stephens

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

LegalSportsBetting Brief: More Bills For Legal Sports Betting Introduced 1/19/2021

Sports Betting Kiosks

Georgia and Kentucky have filed bills to legalize sports betting in 2021. Connecticut, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Virginia, and Washington all have proposals about their legal sports wagering markets to be heard in the current or upcoming legislative sessions. Governors in Arizona and Ohio are … Read more

Lawmakers File Bill For Online Sports Betting In Georgia

Georgia Lottery and Sports Betting

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

Sports Betting In 2021 – Which States Are Most Likely To Legalize?

Connecticut Capitol

Seven states in the nation could make sports betting legal in 2021. On top of that, six more states are expected to discuss legalizing sports wagering in depth come the start of sessions in the new year. NEW YORK – A number of states are … Read more

Lawmakers Are Preparing For Georgia Sports Betting Push In 2021

Georgia Legislature

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

Sports Betting Bills In GA Couldn’t Pass The 50 Yard Line This Year

Georgia Legislature Session Ends

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

Filed GA Sports Betting Bill May Legalize Mobile Wagering

Georgia Legislature

Mobile and internet sports betting could become legal in Georgia under newly filed bill GA SB 403. Over $1 billion is bet on sporting events in Georgia annually through sources not made legal by the states. The legislative session ends in a little over a … Read more