Horse Racing Bills Break out of Georgia’s Legislative Gate in New Bid to Beat Long Odds
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
A suite of bills designed to legalize horse racing in Georgia got a boost Thursday from a study suggesting that allowing Georgians to bet on races could bring more than a billion dollars in new revenue to the state.
But the perennial push to expand the state’s gambling options faced withering criticism from detractors who say racetracks will empty Georgians’ bank accounts and increase the rate of gambling addiction.
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