Amended Bill Passes Out of GA Senate Committee
March 17, 2023
While no sports betting bill passed out of either the Georgia House or Senate by the Mar. 6 crossover day, HB 237 was amended this week to include the language from HB 380 (Wiedower), the online sports betting legislation supported by operators and teams, and the amended bill then passed out of the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee.
As background, the legislation would allow for 16 mobile sports betting licenses, as well as five to seven retail sports betting licenses. The bill would impose a tax rate of 22%, and would not require a constitutional amendment because sports betting would be overseen by the Georgia Lottery Corp