Last session, the Texas legislature fell short of legalizing sports betting in the state, after a historic House vote approved a bill the Senate declined to take up. Sports betting advocates say this session may prove better.
“I would be willing to put a dollar on it,” John Scott, a spokesperson for the Texas Sports Betting Alliance, told CBS Austin. Scott served as Texas Secretary of State for more than a year, was deputy Attorney General under Greg Abbott, and was named interim Attorney General during Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial. He now advocates for legalizing sports betting, calling it a harmless issue that allows Texans to spend their money how they want.
