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Georgia House Panel Wants Voters to Have Say on Gambling

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A proposal to give Georgia voters a say in whether to allow casinos and other forms of gambling in the state has passed a state House committee. The Resolution would ask voters whether the state Constitution should be amended to allow “all forms of betting, bingo games, raffles, and gambling” and create the Georgia Gaming Commission.

The legislation was approved by the House Regulated Industries Committee on Wednesday. It could soon move to the full House for debate, though it faces a tight timeline to advance. Thursday marks a legislative deadline by which bills must generally pass out of one chamber or the other.