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Baptists in Texas against expanding gambling and adding school vouchers

Texas Baptists Voice Opposition To Expanded Gambling And School Vouchers

Baptists in Texas against expanding gambling and school vouchers, saying they both would take away control by the state.

Posted on: February 13, 2023 | | TJ McBride

Mattress Mack Takes Morally-Confused Stance Against Texas Sports Betting

A PlayTexas critique of Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale's confused position against recent legislation expanding gambling laws in Texas.

Posted on: February 7, 2023 | | Tyler Andrews

Texas Online Sports Betting Bills Hit Austin

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, Rep. Jeff Leach File Texas Online Sports Betting Bills

Austin officially has online sports betting up for consideration, as Sen. Lois Kolkhorst and Rep. Jeff Leach filed bills.

Posted on: February 6, 2023 | | Matt Schoch

Super Bowl Betting Would Have Net Texas Over $1.5 Million In Tax Money

PlayTexas hypothetically projects Texans to wager over $204 million on the Super Bowl and generate over $1.5 million in tax revenue.

Posted on: January 31, 2023 | | Tyler Andrews

Smoke Clearing Around Texas Sports Betting Legislation

In an interview with Cara Gustafson of the Sports Betting Alliance, PlayTexas gets clarity on the SBA's upcoming sports betting legislation.

Posted on: January 27, 2023 | | Tyler Andrews

Oklahoma And Texas In Close Race To Legalize Sports Betting

In the Red River race to legalize sports betting, the Sooners may beat the Longhorns to the legislative finish line.

Posted on: January 25, 2023 | | Tyler Andrews

Jerry Jones Reaffirms Support For Legal Texas Sports Betting

Jerry Jones makes it clear that Texas needs to pass legal sports betting legislation to bring lost revenue back to Texas and support key issues like education and property tax reform.

Posted on: January 18, 2023 | | Tyler Andrews

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Texas Could Generate $30 Billion In Sports Bets In Year One

PlayTexas projects $30 billion in sports betting handle in first year of legalization, making Texas the largest market in the country.

Posted on: January 10, 2023 | | Tyler Andrews

Questions abound ahead of Sam Houston meet

Sam Houston Meet Starts Today Amidst TRC, HISA Battle

Action returns to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, Jan. 6. The question is, how many people will be able to bet on it?

Posted on: January 6, 2023 | | Andrew Champagne

Despite Ban, Texas Teams Partnering With Sportsbooks

Texas teams partner with sportsbooks despite ban on sports betting in the state. There's hope it could be legalized soon.

Posted on: December 9, 2022 | | TJ McBride