If you want to put your money down on your favorite sports team, you’re going to have to break state law.
Sports betting is illegal in Georgia, and it’s likely to stay that way after a bill to legalize the practice went down in flames Friday in the state House, falling short ahead of a key legislative deadline.
The measure needed 120 votes to pass but only received 63. The no votes were 98.
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