But to opponents of casino gaming, the doubling of licenses will simply make the proposal doubly unappealing, and there are many dissenting voices in the state, particularity from church groups.<\/p>\n
\n“Casinos are a net loss for the state,” claimed Dave Baker, executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition of Georgia.\u00a0“They bring addiction, bankruptcy and crime. That includes human trafficking.\u00a0And we work to fight so many of these things in so many other bills to bring casinos to the state is just moving completely in the wrong direction.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe previous version of the bill, sponsored by Senator Brandon Reach, failed even to\u00a0 <\/span>make it out of a Senate committee, after a committee hearing on the bill was canceled due to lack of interest. Its reemergence in the House suggests that its sponsors at least believes it has a better chance there.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStephens, certainly, is optimistic, although he concedes it will take some political maneuvering to make it work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Supporters of casino gaming in Georgia have new, albeit slim, hope. The state\u2019s Destination Resort Bill, which died in the Senate last month, has resurfaced in the House with a few tweaks and a new sponsor. Representative Ron Stephens (R -Savannah) presented an updated version of the bill to the House Regulated Industries Committee on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Georgia Casino Bill Resuscitated But Prognosis Not Good<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n