Texas representative Salman Bhojani pre-filed H.B. 598, proposing a minimum age of 21 for prediction-market trading in the state. The bill would require operators to verify users’ ages and restrict prediction-market advertising near primary and secondary schools.
If enacted, the bill would impose a 21-year minimum and age-verification duties on prediction-market operators in Texas.
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Texas state representative Charlie Green has proposed a constitutional amendment that would let voters give the legislature authority to regulate casino gambling and sports wagering. The proposal envisages up to 10 licensed casinos, with 40-year licences and taxes of up to 15%; it must win two-thirds support in each legislative chamber before going to voters.
Texas state representative Charlie Green is proposing a constitutional amendment to legalise gambling in the state. Voters could decide whether to give the legislature power to authorise and strictly regulate casino gambling and sports wagering.
Texas representative Charlie Geren filed a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that would let voters decide on casino gaming and sports betting on 2 November 2027. The proposal would limit casino gaming to physical premises, cap the state at 10 casinos and set a maximum tax rate of 15% of gross gaming revenue; online casino gaming is excluded.
Texas state representative Charlie Geren has filed a proposed constitutional amendment that would put casino gaming and sports betting to a statewide vote on 2 November 2027 if passed.
Texas Republican lawmaker Charlie Geren has introduced a constitutional amendment that would let voters decide on casino gaming and sports betting on 2 November 2027, the proposal's media coverage reported. It would permit up to 10 casinos, require operator licences and cap taxes on casino and sports betting revenue at 15%; two-thirds of each legislative chamber must approve it before the vote can proceed.
Texans could decide whether to permit and regulate casino gaming and sports wagering under a constitutional amendment introduced by Charlie Geren, a Republican lawmaker from Fort Worth. The proposal schedules the public vote for 2 November 2027.
Nathan Johnson claimed victory in Texas’s attorney general race, while Tanya Miller was reported to have won in Georgia, potentially changing enforcement prospects for prediction markets. Neither has announced plans to pursue Kalshi; legal expert Daniel Wallach said the results could bring state enforcement back into consideration.
Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, claimed victory in the Texas attorney general race, and Tanya Miller was reported as the Georgia winner and the state's first woman in the post. Their wins might change how prediction markets are policed, although neither has said they plan to go after Kalshi.
Democrats Gina Hinojosa and Vikki Goodwin defeated Republican incumbents Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick in Texas, prompting renewed discussion of sports betting, according to reports. Goodwin supports putting online sports betting and iGaming to voters, but two-thirds majorities in both Republican-controlled legislative chambers are required before a ballot vote.
Democrats Gina Hinojosa and Vikki Goodwin unseated Republican incumbents Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday. Their wins raised hopes that the Lone Star State might take another look at online sports betting.