The Lone Star State is nowhere close to legal sports wagering, but that all could change in the next legislative session as the push to make that happen has gained the least likely of allies.
Sports betting, in some form, is now legal in 35 states. Some feel there's momentum building to finally"I was not a supporter of the expansion of gambling during my years in office," former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who served from 2000 to 2015, admitted during a 1-on-1 interview with ABC13 Thursday.
The Texas Sports Betting Alliance is a coalition of the Lone Star State's 11 pro sports franchises lobbying to legalize mobile sports betting as early as 2023. "Like many other initiatives with perceived momentum: when the lights come on in Austin asking if it's something we want to introduce to our constituents, it doesn't go anywhere," Rob Kohler, who represents the Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, told ABC13 Thursday. "Point to one state where legalized gambling has worked. You can't just legalize gambling 'a little bit,' and that's the problem.
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