Georgia state lawmakers are looking at new kinds of gambling in the state, including casinos, horse-racing and sports betting. A state senate study committee had its first meeting Tuesday at the Georgia Lottery. That’s Georgia’s existing form of legal gambling, created in 1992. It funds things like the HOPE scholarship and Georgia’s Pre-K program.
A proposal for a voter referendum on a constitutional amendment to legalize horse racing stalled in the state Senate earlier this year. But that hasn’t deterred its chief supporter, state Sen. Brandon Beach, who is leading the study committee.
He said he’s still interested in the issue particularly because of a recent Supreme Court decision allowing for sports betting, as well as the governor’s recent request for state budget cuts across the board.
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