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Senate resolution to ask voters about casino gaming fails to leave committee after contentious hearing
Summary
Senate Resolution 131, which would put a constitutional question to voters on authorizing casino gaming and sports betting, failed to pass out of the committee after a hearing that included testimony both for and against the measure and questions about ballot wording and revenue distribution.
A Georgia Senate committee declined to advance a proposed constitutional amendment resolution that would ask voters whether the General Assembly should be authorized to regulate and tax casino gaming and sports betting.
Sponsor Sen. Summers framed the resolution as a voter-rights question. "This isn't about forcing gambling on anyone. It's about letting the people decide," Summers said, arguing that a nonbinding primary poll showed strong support in Republican primary counties and that a commission and tax structure (20 percent rate discussed in testimony) could be established by enabling legislation.
The hearing drew…
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