Echo Park Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, is proposing to build a massive resort complex that includes a casino in Hampton.
The proposed development at the speedway would feature a destination resort, convention center, amusement park and a casino.
However, the inclusion of a casino requires a constitutional amendment, which would need to be approved by Georgia lawmakers and voters.
“We have a plan to build a complete complex,” said Ed Clark, with Echo Park Speedway.
Clark emphasized the potential benefits of having a casino as the centerpiece of the development.
Mike Griffin of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board is against the plan.
“When gambling increases, crime goes up, bankruptcies go up, addiction goes up, jobs go down, savings go down, and spending on basics go down,” Griffin said.
