California State Senator Roderick Wright introduced a
bill that would legalize sports betting. Senator Wright’s district includes Hollywood
Park.
Sports betting would be open to anyone over 21 years or
older, betting could only be done I person so no betting via phone or the
Internet like you can do in Nevada. It also has a provision that you can’t bet
on certain California college teams or college games played in California.
Sports Books would be allowed in places that already have
legal gambling such as Horse Racing tracks, card rooms, and tribal casinos.
The state of California would receive 7.5% of the gross
revenue from Sports Betting. The bill would need a two-thirds majority vote in
the California Senate to pass. If you live in California you need to call your State Senator and tell them to support this Bill!
Considering that Californians already bet literally
hundreds of millions of dollars every year illegally and legally by driving to
the neighboring State of Nevada It makes a lot of sense to legalize, regulate,
and tax sports betting in California.
My views on the legalization of Sports Betting are in
another article I wrote a while back, here is the LINK!
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