Sports-betting advocates debuted new bills Monday — and an ally of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), is carrying the legislation in the Senate. Patrick is seen as the biggest hurdle to expanding gambling in Texas.
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The Sports Betting Alliance is one of two major camps pushing to expanding gambling in Texas this session. The other is a group led by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands, which wants toNeither camp made it far at the Capitol during its first try in 2021. The bills got committee hearings in the House but did not receive hearings in the Senate. Neither of the bills got floor votes in either chamber.
Patrick, the lieutenant governor, is considered the biggest obstacle to expanding gaming in Texas. He said before this session began that he saw no “movement” on the issue, though he has not commented on specific proposals since then — namely whether he could be amenable to just online sports betting. His office did not immediately respond a request for comment on Kolkhorst’s bill.
Kolkhorst played golf at Texas Christian University, an athletic background that she cited in explaining her decision to carry the legislation.
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