Gambling in Texas? | Opinion
Now, the drumbeat has started in a march to approve full-on gambling. These days, gambling is broken into multiple sub-industries with the main two being casinos and online sports betting. Interestingly it appears there are two separate efforts that are likely to be launched when the Texas Legislature convenes for its biannual 140 day session in early January.
The biggest corporate supporter of legalizing casino gambling is Las Vegas Sands, which owns multiple casinos across America. Last session, Sands made a strong push, spending more than $6 million on lobbying, plus at least $2 million on a statewide ad campaign, according to reporting by The Texas Tribune. But its proposed legislation never gained traction and did not make it to the floor for a vote in either chamber.
While there is belief by some that legalizing gambling in an area will increase crime such as human trafficking, robbery and DUI, there is also similar data that claims to show this does not happen. The challenge with most of the studies I have read is that they were done by, or at least funded by, organizations that already have a position on gambling.
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