‘A gaming version of the Great Wolf Lodge’: How Texas Governor Greg Abbott sees casinos in his state

‘A gaming version of the Great Wolf Lodge’: How Texas Governor Greg Abbott sees casinos in his state

Article brief provided by Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
February 23, 2023 9:14 PM
  • Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Before Gov. Greg Abbott says what kind of expanded gambling he would support in Texas, he describes what he doesn’t want to see.

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He wants to avoid gaming operations at every corner store. He doesn’t want a slot machine to be the first thing people see when they exit an airport jet bridge.

“If it can be built in a way that is, kind of like a professional operation that provides a form of entertainment for people, that’s something I can be open to,” Abbott told the Star-Telegram in Thursday interview.

He said the idea that comes to mind is a destination resort, like those being proposed by Las Vegas Sands through the Destination Resort Alliance.