Georgia lawmakers resumed a perennial debate Monday over whether gambling should be legalized in Georgia.
“We’ve been talking about this issue since my hair was black,” decidedly gray state Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, quipped as the newly formed House Study Committee on Gaming in the State of Georgia kicked off a series of hearings due to run through the fall.
While future meetings will take up online sports betting and pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, Monday’s hearing at the Oconee County Administrative Building in Watkinsville focused on casino gambling.
Ed Clark, president of EchoPark Speedway − until recently known as Atlanta Motor Speedway − used the occasion to reiterate the facility’s plan to build a “destination” casino resort adjacent to the racetrack in Hampton.
