{"id":45788,"date":"2017-02-26T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=45788"},"modified":"2017-02-25T11:36:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T19:36:42","slug":"georgia-casino-bill-in-peril-hearing-canceled-due-to-lack-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/georgia-casino-bill-in-peril-hearing-canceled-due-to-lack-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Casino Bill in Peril, Hearing Canceled Due to Lack of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/i>Georgia\u2019s casino legislation<\/a> was apparently snubbed by a Senate committee on Thursday, but can Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) still drum up the support he needs to push it out of the Senate and into the House by the early March deadline?<\/p>\n

He\u2019s not giving up hope.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Senator
Senator Brandon Beach hopes to rally the troops to fast-track his bill through the Senate but according to at least one of his colleagues it may already be dead. (Image: wabe.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beach\u2019s bill has been described by local press as \u201con life support\u201d following the cancellation of a Senate committee hearing this week.<\/p>\n

It was hoped that SB 79, which proposes legalizing two casinos in a state, would be more palatable to lawmakers than last year\u2019s ill-fated effort because it proposes fewer casinos and a higher percentage of funding for school programs.<\/p>\n

The bill wants to put the question to the public in November 2018 referendum, asking voters whether they want to change the constitution to permit casino gaming.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One Foot in the Grave<\/b><\/h2>\n

It was largely well received at its first hearing several weeks ago, a public debate organized by the Regulated Industries Committee.<\/p>\n

Even Governor Nathan Deal, a longtime casino opponent, is, for once, not in outright opposition. He has said he he is willing “to keep the discussion going” with casino supporters.<\/p>\n

But on late Wednesday Senator Rick Jeffares notified members of the Regulated Industries Committee that the planned meeting would not go ahead. A committee member told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in confidence that Jeffares had polled the committee and \u201copposition was overwhelming so he told me there would be no hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The anonymous Senator added that has far, as he could see, the bill was \u201csounding pretty dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Undeterred, Beach said on Thursday that he would apply to have the hearing rescheduled and is confident he can rally the troops behind him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have asked to be on the agenda Monday,\u201d he said. \u201cThat will give me more time to shore up the votes. It\u2019s real close right now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Support in the House<\/b><\/h2>\n

One of the proposed casino licenses would be for a development in the Metro Atlanta area and another in a smaller city, possibly Savannah or Columbus.<\/p>\n

Developers would need to guarantee investment of at least $2 billion in the Atlanta<\/a> resort and a minimum of $450 million in the secondary resort.<\/p>\n

But before any of that can happen, Beach needs to get it out of the committee, passed by the Senate, and into the House by a March 3 \u201ccross over day,\u201d which is looking like an increasingly tall order.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if we can get this into the chamber, more people are for it,\u201d Beach said. \u201cWe have to get it out of committee.\u201d<\/p>\n

A poll organized by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution suggests there is public support for casinos. It found 56 percent of registered voters supported the idea, with only 38 percent opposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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