The push to legalize sports betting in Georgia faces an uncertain road

Two men with phones in their hands sit in front of a large screen showing a basketball game.
Michael Hildreth and Andrew Markey are sitting at a high-top table in a local bar watching the Florida-Connecticut game and their phones on March 23, 2025. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

Legalizing online sports betting has failed once again to pass the Georgia Legislature. The Peach State remains one of only a few that have not fully legalized online sports gambling.

Dozens of big-screen TVs and projectors simultaneously show the overlapping NCAA tournament basketball games during March Madness. For many, this time of year is a sports betting holiday.

Whenever someone scores, people cheer.