{"id":126235,"date":"2020-02-06T13:41:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T21:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=126235"},"modified":"2020-02-06T13:51:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T21:51:33","slug":"kentucky-gov-beshear-calls-on-lawmakers-to-pass-sports-betting-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kentucky-gov-beshear-calls-on-lawmakers-to-pass-sports-betting-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Calls on State Lawmakers to Pass Sports Betting Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
FRANKFORT, Ky. \u2013 Flanked by lawmakers, business leaders, and other proponents of sports betting, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called on the General Assembly Thursday to pass a bill that would allow the state to join the 20 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized sports betting.<\/p>\n