\nWould you support or oppose an effort to legalize and regulate online sports wagering in Georgia and put the tax revenue it generates towards the HOPE Scholarship, college completion grants, and Pre-K education?”<\/strong> was how Cygnal worded the question. While 51.5% said they would support such an effort, only 24.2% said they would be in opposition. The rest of the respondents were not sure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n“Allowing our citizens to participate in safe, accountable sports betting while also strengthening the legacy of investment our state has made in higher education and student achievement will only build on Georgia’s reputation as a great place to live, work and innovate,” concluded Marshall Guest, the chamber’s senior vice president of public policy and public affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Georgia’s former chief justice, who oversaw the state’s highest judicial authority, doesn’t think a constitutional amendment is needed to authorize gambling on sports. Harold Melton served as chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court from September 2018 through June 2021. He was first appointed to the state’s highest bench on July 1, 2015. Melton, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":254376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,1074],"tags":[82289,80968],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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