Georgia’s House Gaming Study Committee held a meeting on gambling and horse racing as the state’s debate over legalisation continues. Supporters discussed casino resorts, jobs and a public vote, while an opponent warned about gambling expansion; the source gives no legislative decision or timetable.
Any legalisation decision could change the market available to gambling operators in Georgia.
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A Marquette University poll of 818 registered voters found 64% opposed legalising online sports betting in Wisconsin, while 34% supported it. Lawmakers were expected to discuss a tribal bill on 3 March that would allow the state’s 11 tribes to expand into online gambling; the Sports Betting Alliance opposed the bill’s exclusivity provisions.
A Georgia Senate study committee recommended legalising sports betting in a report filed in December, reportedly adding the proposal shortly before filing. The recommendation comes as legislators face unresolved bipartisan and constitutional questions, while former bill sponsor Marcus Wiedower left office in October 2025.
Lawmakers discussed possible state responses to sports prediction markets at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States’ Summer Meeting in San Diego. Several states have proposed bans or restrictions, while Kentucky, Illinois and North Carolina have passed measures to tax or regulate the contracts; Mick Mulvaney argued that federal action is unlikely to resolve the issue for states.
A report says Rhode Island’s sports betting market is the subject of a legislative dispute. The available text gives no details of the proposed changes or the lawmakers involved.
Georgia lawmakers are debating whether to regulate sports betting while the state ban remains in force, the report said. State Sen. Derek Mallow argued that legalisation could bring tax revenue for public priorities, while Jeanne Seaver of Moms Against Gambling criticised wagering products operating outside regulated-market safeguards. The report said near-term legislative action was not foreseeable.