{"id":3913,"date":"2024-11-14T13:58:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/?p=3913"},"modified":"2024-12-12T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T13:32:33","slug":"texas-casino-legislation-faces-uphill-battle-in-upcoming-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/texas-casino-legislation-faces-uphill-battle-in-upcoming-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Casino Legislation Faces Uphill Battle in Upcoming Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas legislators are unlikely to approve locating commercial casinos in the state, officials said. But there\u2019s a remote chance legislation could generate enough enthusiasm to pass in 2025, experts add.<\/p>\n

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), pictured above. So far, Texas legislators aren\u2019t approving casino legislation. (Image: Governing Magazine<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a recent interview with Dallas TV station WFAA<\/em>, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick<\/a> (R) wouldn\u2019t rule out that a casino bill could gain traction in the legislature. But currently, there aren\u2019t enough legislators who back a bill to get it approved.<\/p>\n

Nor, are legislators hearing a lot of support for the bill from pro-casino constituents, according to Patrick.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we finished this last session, no one called and said, \u2018Oh, you didn\u2019t pass the casino bill,\u2019\u201d Patrick said during the recent interview. \u201cIt\u2019s not on anyone\u2019s top-20 list.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t people who really want it,\u201d Patrick added. \u201cBut like anything else, \u2026 it really bubbles up from the ground to tell a House member or a Senator that they want this legislation to pass. And that just has not happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A sign the bill may be gaining momentum would be if legislators start to hear from clergy and others opposed to gambling legislation. That hasn\u2019t happened yet, Patrick said.<\/p>\n

But, there have been extensive lobbying efforts by supporters, including Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Corp.<\/a> which is among the strongest backers of casino legislation.<\/p>\n

Experts Weigh In<\/h2>\n

When asked to comment on Patrick\u2019s statements, Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones<\/a> told Casino.org<\/em>, \u201cI would interpret the lieutenant governor\u2019s statement to mean that, at the present time, he does not envision casino gambling legislation passing during the 2025 legislative session. But, at the same time, he is not categorically ruling out the possibility that it passes out of the legislature and is signed into law by Governor [Greg] Abbott (R])during 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When Patrick weighs the pros and cons of casino gambling, the scales still lean toward the negative side than the positive side,\u201d Jones added. \u201cThere is though always the possibility of that changing, especially if additional revenue is found to be needed during the 2025 legislative session to fund high-priority policy issues for Texas Republicans such as school choice legislation and additional property tax relief.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jones noted that in recent years, LVS and others have lobbied for the legislation. In July, it was recommended that Texas should open at least five destination casino resorts, LVS Senior Vice President of Government Relations Andy Abboud<\/a>, whose company is among those eager to capture a license, said at a roundtable.<\/p>\n

Bill at Two-Yard Line<\/h2>\n

\u201cCasino gambling legislation [is] much better positioned for passage in 2025 than at the start of any prior legislative session,\u201d Jones said. \u201cHowever, just because the legislation is now at the two-yard line does not mean it will be crossing into the end zone during the Texas Legislature\u2019s upcoming biennial session. \u00a0It will pass when the lieutenant governor and his fellow Texas Senate Republicans come to the conclusion that the benefits the legislation provides in terms of jobs and tax revenue outweigh its negative social externalities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brandon Rottinghaus<\/a>, a University of Houston political scientist, agrees that in the Texas Senate, what Patrick says, goes.<\/p>\n

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If he says the votes aren\u2019t there it means he doesn\u2019t see momentum and doesn\u2019t plan to look for it,\u201d Rottinghaus told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThat said, sometimes issues have a way of taking on their own momentum as the session starts its 140-day sprint. \u00a0It\u2019s possible the issue will develop as the legislators arrive and stakeholders have a chance to weigh in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Texas legislators are unlikely to approve locating commercial casinos in the state, officials said. But there\u2019s a remote chance legislation could generate enough enthusiasm to pass in 2025, experts add. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), pictured above. So far, Texas legislators aren\u2019t approving casino legislation. (Image: Governing Magazine) In a recent interview with Dallas…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3916,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913\/revisions\/3916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}