10 influential lobbyists<\/a> in Texas. Many have ties to powerful politicians.<\/p>\nWhen asked about the chances for a gaming bill getting approved in Texas, Joshua M. Blank, research director of the Texas Politics Project, based at the University of Texas at Austin, told Casino.org<\/em> that casinos are among the likely options for discussion.<\/p>\nLt. Gov. Dan Patrick Will Play Key Role<\/h2>\n
“The budget shortfall Texas is facing at the beginning of the 2021 legislative session is going to create the opportunity for conversations about new revenue,\u201d Blank said. \u201cAnd, in Texas, tax increases aren’t on the table, so any new revenue sources will, very likely, have to come from something novel. Which is why the public conversation has so far been most focused on sports gambling, casinos, marijuana, and other, similar sources.\u201d<\/p>\n
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“The budget shortfall is definitely going to put casinos, gambling, and any other source of potential revenue that’s not a tax increase in the discussion, if not necessarily on the table,” Blank added. “That’s a determination that will be made by the state’s political leadership, namely … Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Corp and its influential CEO Sheldon Adelson are increasingly focusing on Texas, where they hope legislators will approve a public vote on legalized casino gambling. Earlier this week, Andy Abboud, senior vice president of government relations at LVS, confirmed recent speculation the company favors legislation to pave the way for commercial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":158082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sheldon Adelson Ramps Up Efforts to Get Casino Bill Approved in Texas<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n