Legalizing sports betting wasn’t a career-killer for politicians in North Carolina, and it may not be for lawmakers in Georgia either.
That, at least, was part of a pitch made to a handful of Georgia House lawmakers on Monday, as the chamber’s Study Committee on Gaming met again to hear testimony about online sports betting, horse racing, and casino gaming.
Despite years of debate, Georgia has not legalized any of those forms of gambling, and it may never. However, the study committee is researching the subject of legal sports betting in Georgia (among other things) and will make recommendations that their fellow lawmakers may heed or ignore when they get back to work next year.
