The Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Gaming discussed a potential bill Thursday that, among other things, would give more authority to cities and counties over whether to allow new gambling operations to open in their area.
Stakeholders representing Wyoming counties, municipalities and the horse racing industry spoke at the meeting, mostly in support, but with some varying opinions on specific details.
The bill draft is a re-creation of House Bill 85, which unanimously passed Wyoming’s House of Representatives earlier this year but was not introduced for consideration by the Senate.
This new bill draft has a few changes from HB 85. One is that it requires city, town or county approval for the issuance of a simulcasting permit, which is the broadcast of the horse racing events at off-track betting facilities.
