verified their petition in late May<\/a>.<\/p>\nIn addition to brick-and-mortar sportsbooks at the tribal casinos, the measure also allows the state\u2019s thoroughbred racetracks \u2013 Del Mar, Golden Gate Fields, Los Alamitos, and Santa Anita Park \u2013 to operate a retail sportsbook. Racing officials have said sports betting would be a way for them to boost purses and attract more horses and horsemen to their meets.<\/p>\n
Cardrooms Counting on Cities’ Plan<\/h2>\n
One group that\u2019s left out of the sportsbooks and the tribal measures are the state-licensed cardrooms. But they would be included in a measure led by a group called Cities for Responsible Sports Betting, which announced its petition filing with the attorney general\u2019s office a couple of weeks before the sportsbook initiative.<\/p>\n
Cities for Responsible Sports Betting would also allow tribal gaming operators, state-licensed gaming establishments, and professional sports leagues to offer sports betting. It also allows for online wagering.<\/p>\n
Similar to the sportsbooks\u2019 efforts, the cities\u2019 plan calls for the tax revenues from sports betting to address homelessness and mental health issues. Proceeds could also go toward public education or COVID-19 relief.<\/p>\n
The 30-day comment period for the cities\u2019 measure has passed. The Secretary of State\u2019s office expects it to be issued on or around Oct. 18. Once that petition drive stars, it will also require 997,139 valid signatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Backers of what would potentially be a third sports betting measure on the 2022 California general election ballot are citing evidence of potential success. They say a survey taken earlier this summer indicates Golden State voters back their plan to legalize the gaming product statewide. Earlier this week, Californians for Solutions to Homelessness and Mental […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":186793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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