{"id":170305,"date":"2025-03-17T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=170305"},"modified":"2025-03-17T11:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:47:41","slug":"texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting","title":{"rendered":"Texas Lawmakers Oppose Attempt to Expand Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15.png\" alt=\"texas sports betting\" class=\"wp-image-170335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-medium_large.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a608d3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>A dozen Texas House Republicans stepped forward last week to say they would oppose \u201cany attempt to expand gambling\u201d this session.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a60f79\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Each replaced a member who voted in favor of sports betting in 2023. Two years ago, the measure passed the 150-member House with 101 votes, but was then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/03\/12\/texas-gambling-sports-betting-casinos-house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immediately squashed when it progressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a61553\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Recent opposition casts more doubt on the future of sports betting in the Lone Star State. It comes on the back of continued controversy over the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lottery-under-fire-after-suspicious-83-5-million-jackpot-win\">Texas Lottery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d9250a620e8\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-170280\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/flutter-on-course-to-secure-italys-national-lottery-license\" target=\"_blank\">Flutter On Course to Secure Italy&#8217;s National Lottery License<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-170070\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/nebraska-lawmakers-propose-public-vote-on-legalizing-online-sports-betting\" target=\"_blank\">Nebraska Lawmakers Propose Public Vote on Legalizing Online Sports Betting<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-169913\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/apple-google-and-meta-in-huge-legal-battle-over-social-casino-apps\" target=\"_blank\">Apple, Google and Meta in Huge Legal Battle Over Social Casino Apps<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a62ef7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cWe are confident this legislation does not have the votes necessary to pass the Texas House this session,\u201d lawmakers wrote last Tuesday in a letter to Rep. Ken King, chair of the House State Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a634ec\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cGiven the certainty of its failure, I urge you not to waste valuable committee time on an issue that is dead on arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a63aac\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Expansion of sports betting continues at a rapid pace throughout the U.S. It\u2019s now legally operative, in some form, in 39 states.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a6405b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Seven states, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/connecticut-eyes-first-ever-online-sports-betting-cap\">Connecticut<\/a>, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/rhode-islands-monthly-betting-revenue-soars-past-150-million\">Rhode Island<\/a>, and West Virginia, also have legalized iGaming.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Texas Gov. 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A statewide poll conducted in January by the University of Houston\u2019s Hobby School of Public Affairs revealed that 60% of Texans approve of legalizing sports betting and 73% approve of authorizing &#8220;destination resort casinos&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a651de\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Even so, several obstacles remain. Among them is Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who\u2019s repeatedly stated that he will not bring sports legislation to a vote barring substantial support from Republican senators. Patrick and other opponents worry about the dangers associated with betting, such as problem gambling.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-130x63.jpg 130w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-104x50.jpg 104w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized-83x40.jpg 83w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Texas_State_Capitol_building-front_left_front_oblique_view_optimized.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Image: Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a658a4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>There appears to be even less legislative support for casino legalization, which aligns with most other states. Casino and resort giant Las Vegas Sands has lobbed millions for a Dallas-area casino despite fierce opposition from local constituents.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a65e96\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Because Texas lawmakers meet in only odd-numbered years, it\u2019s unlikely sports betting will be legalized anytime soon in the Lone Star State, if at all.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9250a66436\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Americans legally bet over $147 billion on sports alone in 2024, a 23.6% increase over the previous year. Approximately 95% of those wagers were placed online. The total record hit a record $13.71 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dozen Texas House Republicans stepped forward last week to say they would oppose \u201cany attempt to expand gambling\u201d this session. Each replaced a member who voted in favor of sports betting in 2023. Two years ago, the measure passed the 150-member House with 101 votes, but was then immediately squashed when it progressed. Recent &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":170333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","esi_template":"default","excluded":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[2697,20440,20397,1856],"class_list":["post-170305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","tag-legal","tag-regulation","tag-sportsbooks","tag-texas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Texas Lawmakers Oppose Attempt to Expand Sports Betting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lawmakers in Texas have stepped up their resistance against efforts to fully legalize sports betting in the coming years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texas Lawmakers Oppose Attempt to Expand Sports Betting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lawmakers in Texas have stepped up their resistance against efforts to fully legalize sports betting in the coming years.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Esports Insider\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T11:47:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T11:47:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/texas-sports-betting.jpg.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"673\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brett Curtis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@esportsinsider\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@esportsinsider\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brett Curtis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brett Curtis\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/619ae10e36a20bee931e91eedc9d88f9\"},\"headline\":\"Texas Lawmakers Oppose Attempt to Expand Sports Betting\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-17T11:47:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T11:47:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting\"},\"wordCount\":430,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/texas-lawmakers-oppose-attempt-to-expand-sports-betting#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/texas-sports-betting.jpg.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Legal\",\"regulation\",\"sportsbooks\",\"Texas\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Esports Betting &amp; 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