Two bills related to sports betting may have a chance at letting voters choose to legalize the market. One of the two bills relates to gambling as a whole, while the other is related specifically to sports betting. Lawmakers have until April 4 to make … 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
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 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
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
A panel in the House approved GA HB 903 – a statewide referendum for all legal gambling including sports betting, casinos, and horse racing. In the last week of the 2020 legislative session, lawmakers are hoping to speed up the process by adding the legalization … Read more
Legalizing gambling in the state would require a majority vote by the public as well as two-thirds of both the State Senate and General Assembly in favor of the idea. Any revenue that would be gained from gambling would help fund the state’s education system. … Read more
