Location: Texas

11/30/24 2:04 PM

Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sands continue to bankroll pro-gambling efforts in Texas

  • Aarón Torres, The Dallas Morning News
Before the Texas Legislature met in 2023, billionaire Miriam Adelson, whose family owns the Las Vegas Sands casino, dealt $3.3 million to... more
11/20/24 3:13 PM

Texas: Legalizing sports betting would pay huge dividends, study says

  • Ryan Morik, FOXBusiness
Texas remains one of 11 states where sports betting is illegal, and a new study showed government officials may want to get with the times.... more
11/17/24 1:02 PM

DraftKings ramps up lobbying efforts in longshot Texas sports betting push

  • Ryan Butler, Covers
DraftKings is hiring a government affairs specialist as it ramps up a difficult political push to bring legal sports betting to the Lone... more
11/12/24 8:36 PM

Texas Lottery’s move could ignite tribal gambling expansion

  • Daniel Greer, The Dallas Express
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas informed the Texas Senate that if it didn’t rein in the online sales of Texas Lottery tickets, the... more
11/12/24 3:12 PM

Texas casino legalization lacks support from Senate Republicans, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

  • Matthew Kredell, PlayUSA
Proposed Texas commercial casinos are far from having enough Republican support in the Senate as the 2025 legislative session approaches,... more
11/06/24 3:31 PM

Texas gambling hopes take potential hit after Hinojosa elected to Senate

  • Ryan Butler, Covers
Texas voters elected Republican Adam Hinojosa to the state Senate in a potential blow to the state’s casino gambling and sports betting... more
10/07/24 8:47 PM

OPINION: Louisiana’s casinos take Texans’ money; Texas Legislature happy to let them.

  • Chris Gray, Chron
Lake Charles is a little over 140 miles east of Houston, two hours and change by car. Not such a bad drive for the chance to win (or lose)... more
09/23/24 7:51 PM

West Texas A&M blocks all online gambling websites

  • Jamie Burch, KVII-TV
Online gambling sites can no longer be accessed using West Texas A&M University resources, including WiFi. “College students at a... more
09/15/24 6:14 PM

NIGC penalizes Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas for document filing failure

  • Tebearau Egbe, PlayUSA
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe has come under fire by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Specifically, the Tribe failed to submit... more
08/30/24 3:12 PM

Jerry Jones thinks Texas is losing massive revenue without sports betting

  • Tyler Reed, Sports Illustrated
Recently, it was announced that the Dallas Cowboys were the most valuable sports franchise in the world. With all the hate and jokes that... more