Two bills to expand legal gambling and usher in Texas sports betting have cleared a House committee, representing more progress than they made in the last legislative session. The House State Affairs Committee approved legislation that would let voters decide whether to legalize casinos and online sports betting. House Bill 2843 would permit casino gambling in Texas and House Bill 1942 would legalize online sports betting. If approved by voters, the casino bill would allow eight destination resort casinos in Texas, and sports betting would be allowed under the casino bill. However, the bills still face long odds in the…
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