Tag Archives: Texas
US – Texas House passes bill to allow voters to rule on sports betting
The Texas House of Representatives has given its final approval to legislation that would allow voters to decide whether to legalise online sports betting across the state but resolutions to bring casino gambling were delayed. The sports betting proposal required 100 votes to pass and eventually got 101 votes in favour of House Joint Resolution 102. …
US – Texas House State Affairs Committee passes two bills on resort casinos and mobile sportsbetting
Attempts to bring resort casinos and mobile spots betting to Texas moved a step closer with two bills being approved by the Texas House State Affairs Committee. The first saw a vote to advance Texas State Representative Charlie Geren’s (R-Fort Worth) House Joint Resolution (HJR) 155 and Texas State Representative John Kuempel’s (R-Seguin) enabling legislation,…
US – Texas Senator hopeful of casino bill as legislative session resumes
Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado has filed bill SJR 17, which aims to authorise and regulate casino gambling at a limited number of destination resorts and facilities in Texas including San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston, and states that facilities would be licensed by a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gambling and require the imposition…
US – Texas Senator proposes four destination casinos, sports betting and small-scale gambling in latest bill
Texas senator Carol Alvarado wants to revolutionise gambling in Texas with a bill that would bring in ‘a limited number of destination resorts’ and sports betting. Senate Joint Resolution 17 wants to create a Texas Gaming Commission to oversee commercial gambling in the state with a referendum being held so the people can vote on introducing resort casinos…
US – Texas Governor rekindles hope of casino expansion in the state
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sparked the interest of casino operators in the US with the news that if he is re-elected he will look at expanding the state’s casino industry from the solitary tribal casino currently in existence. The Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass, operated by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, could soon…
US – Sands says ‘great strides’ have been made despite Texas hold up
Efforts to bring resort casinos and sports betting to the state of Texas have failed at the legislative committee stage with discussions on proposed new laws not being held before a legislative deadline set by the State Affairs Committee. The vote to discuss House Joint Resolution 133 before the May 31 end to the legislative…
US – Sands launches multi-million dollar ad campaign to bring casinos to Texas
Las Vegas Sands will launch a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to promote its aim of opening a casino in Texas with a series of TV and radio ads. Sands is financing the campaign under the banner of its new Texas Destination Resort Alliance, which has unveiled a website. The first half-minute ad to launch informed Texans…
US – Sands says a casino being developed in Texas is ‘inevitable’
Las Vegas Sands has said the Dallas-Fort Worth area would be its preferred location for a casino resort in Texas, adding that legalising casinos in the the Lone Star State is ‘inevitable.’ The Dallas Morning News quoted Andy Abboud, Senior Vice President of government affairs for Las Vegas Sands, as saying: “We’ll look at the…
US – AGS completes move into slot route operating with Integrity purchase
PlayAGS has completed the purchase of Integrity Gaming, increasing AGS’ recurring revenue footprint by more than 2,700 Class III and Class II games in Oklahoma and Texas, including slot machines manufactured by various slot suppliers in approximately 30 tribal casinos. AGS Senior Vice President of Slot Products Andrew Burke said: “We are thrilled to have…
