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Georgia tourism study committee recommends sports betting legalisation

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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.

The recommendation keeps legalisation in consideration, but unresolved legislative hurdles leave operators without a confirmed route to market.

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Virginia committee replaces proposed sweepstakes ban with study

Virginia’s Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved a substitute to SB 579 on 11 February 2026, replacing a proposed sweepstakes-gaming ban with a Lottery Board study, according to reports. The 14–1 vote directs the board to report to legislative committees by 1 December 2026, carrying the issue into the 2027 session. A separate casino bill, SB 118, advanced from the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee with provisions addressing unlicensed sweepstakes activity.

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