A proposed resolution would let any racetrack licensed as of Jan. 1, 2022, which includes Retama Park, apply for a separate license to construct a casino at its current site or elsewhere in its metropolitan area. Story by TexasTribune.
— has continued to throw cold water on it. And the advocates for casino legalization are up against another faction that wants to legalize sports betting, a less ambitious expansion of gaming.Success! You're on the list.
Geren is a powerful veteran of the House who chairs the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. While he was not the primary author of the casino bill during the last session — that was Rep. The proposed resolution would let any racetrack that was licensed as of Jan. 1, 2022, apply for a separate license to construct a casino, either at its current site or elsewhere in its metropolitan area. Under the 2021 proposal, racetracks received only the opportunity to apply for “limited casino gaming,” which was defined as a facility with no more than “750 gaming positions, of which not more than 25 percent may be at table games.
In another new appeal to racetracks, Geren’s legislation would impose a 15% tax on gross casino revenue and divert an unspecified portion of it to serve as prize money for horse racing. That would “promote the growth and sustainability of the horse-racing industry in this state,” according to the legislation.
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