The poll, funded by the Los Angeles Times, surveyed 4,477 registered voters in the state and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points. A breakdown of the data showed that both Republicans (41-37) and Democrats (44-32) support sports betting. But those without a party preference gave the measure stronger support (47-33).<\/p>\n
It is rare these days for a political issue to not be seen as partisan,\u201d <\/strong>IGS Co-Director Eric Schickler said in a statement. \u201cBut legalizing sports betting in California appears to be one of them, at least for the time being.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn addition, 54 percent of Black respondents would vote for sports betting. Researchers found 55 percent of men support legalization, while women currently are leaning slightly against sports betting (35-37).<\/p>\n
While the poll gives supporters of sports betting some good news, there are still some concerns that multiple sports betting measures on the same ballot may doom them all. Tribal leaders have cited the only time they\u2019ve lost on a gaming measure in recent years came in 2004, when a competing measure was on the ballot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
California\u2019s highest court announced Wednesday that it denied efforts by cardroom operators in the state to prevent a tribal gaming-backed sports betting initiative from getting on this year\u2019s ballot. Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye issued a one-sentence ruling on behalf of the entire court. It said that the writ of mandate and a request for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":202639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Calif. Supreme Court Tosses Suit Against Tribal Sports Betting Measure<\/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