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Committee advances online sports-betting amendment; casino expansion rejected, tax hike adopted in enabling bill
Summary
A House committee voted to put a constitutional question on the ballot to allow online sports betting and moved the enabling bill forward after adopting an amendment to raise the tax rate. An amendment to add online casino gambling failed.
A House committee voted to put a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot asking Georgia voters whether the state should allow online sports betting and moved related enabling legislation forward while rejecting a separate proposal to add online casino games.
The committee approved House Resolution 450, which would ask voters to permit online sports wagering only (no brick-and-mortar casinos or kiosks), with the measure directing most revenue to the state lottery fund and a remainder to responsible gambling programs.
The resolution’s author, Representative Weidower, told the committee the question would “direct the bulk of the money directly into the lottery fund, remainder going to responsible gambling.” Representative Kelly and others asked how initial allocations would be handled;…
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