As the Texas house bill that would make sports betting and casinos legal inches closer to the house floor, a Texas A&M Central Texas professor said, if the bill passes, Central Texas could see some direct impacts.
Dr. Rob Tennant said there are multiple gains and drawbacks to the bill’s passage, but there’s a chance a casino could come to the Central Texas area. He said that would bring new jobs, increase salaries, and increase visitors to the area which is good for economic growth of any community, especially more rural communities.
“If a casino comes to an area that doesn’t have them and there aren’t casinos in, like, adjoining counties, the realization is more substantial, and, in more rural situations, what it does is it tends to create a significant number of new jobs,” he said.
