last month new legislation was presented at the state capital in Atlanta that would bring legal sports betting to Georgia now it's already passed the state senate and now prepares to move through the house meanwhile other states like Tennessee are providing a framework for what it might look like here Connor Hines walks us through how you too could take a gamble for yourself if legal sports betting comes to the peach [Music] state this might just be the Georgia Tennessee state line but to many s
ports fans it's more than that because currently here in Georgia any kind of sports betting is illegal but as soon as I step into Tennessee I can take out my phone open up any kind of mobile Sportsbook app and place a bet so for this let's put 10 bucks down on the Atlanta Braves to win the 2024 World Series since the Supreme Court lifted the banon sports betting in 2018 39 states have legalized it now Georgia could be the 40th and how soon well I went to Atlant plan to find out for myself Jen Ry
an represents the sports betting Alliance at the state capital we think we have a strong piece of legislation that is not introducing any new streams of gambling what it's doing is safeguarding it um putting in rules regs ensuring that no one under 21 can do it and capturing Revenue that's right under this year's proposal the SBA estimates more than $140 million in tax revenue annually allocated for Georgia prek education it's Revenue Georgia's currently missing out on when betters like Ethan fo
si leave the state to strike it rich I mean obviously in Georgia I can't make a lot of outcome bets so those I make as many of those as I can as soon as I leave the state well luckily you got like what Chattanooga right there so it's going to have a nice like dinner or something have a good time and then also it's Austin a couple of sports bets so how would all this work after all full legalization would allow you to bet on everything from outcome based bets like the World Series winner to prop
bets like taking the over or under on a player's stats a parlay strings multiple bets together for even bigger payouts and yes only online sports betting would be legal in Georgia but if there is a easy safe legal option where you know hopefully the the revenue is going to the right place like it would be here um data shows consumers will make the S and when it comes to making the switch there are options the Georgia Lottery would oversee licenses for sports books like FanDuel dra Kings and hard
rock as well as for pro teams to set up their own platforms why so many choices I love to to surf the deals on the internet on just about every purchase I make so I I treat sports betting the exact same way the people that I know the most they go to the ones that look the most legitimate um and they give them the best odds for Ethan legal betting makes sense because he already uses daily fantasy apps like prize picks which are legal in Georgia it drives me a little crazy honestly daily fantasy
sports is technically considered a skill fan duel is considered more gambling because you're betting on the outcomes of games when it comes to sports the peach state is the place to be but will the same be true when it comes to sports betting we think that this is a win-win for everyone no p in ton Conor Hines 13w maaz sports now if sports betting is legalized in Georgia it'll look very similar to Tennessee as Connor just laid out if you're taking a trip to Florida and want to place a bet you ca
n but the rules are a bit different online betting in the sunshine state is only available on the Hard Rock bet platform that's because it's operated by the seol tribe for much more on sports betting you can find this story on 13wmaz.com the state sense version of the bill includes a provision for a constitutional amendment if the house passes it Georgia voters could decide to bring online sports betting to the peach state in November one reason sports betting has failed to pass over the years a
ddiction lawmakers argued gambling is immoral and tempts people into betting money they don't have in 2020 nearly 6 million Americans had a gambling disorder that's according to the National Association of Administrators for disordered gambling Services experts worry that could get worse the American Psychological Association says nearly 95% of people with a gambling addiction have at least one psychotic disorder like substance abuse impulse control and mood disorders researchers say studies on
gambling disorders have historically been minimal but as sports betting grows so does the research sports betting comes with instant gratification but the most promoted solution for gambling addiction is a 1 1800 hotline let's take a closer look at sports betting by the Numbers it's mostly young men ages 35 and younger that age group has seen the largest growth on online betting almost one in five Americans have an online sports betting account that's according to research this month from Sienna
and St Bonaventure and Americans have spent more than $250 billion on sports betting on Super Bowl Sunday fortune and the AP report more than 15,000 transactions were made per second
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