Vote Canceled For Georgia Casino LegislationLegislation Likely Dead For 2017 |
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Georgia’s casino bill that would put a billion-dollar casino in Atlanta—possibly from MGM Resorts International—is in trouble.
According to a report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a Senate committee hearing planned for Thursday has been scrapped. There was supposed to be a vote on the proposal.
There’s an early March deadline for the bill being able to move out of the Senate and into the Assembly, according to the report.
The bill would not officially be dead if it still sits in the Senate after Mar. 3, but it would make it even more of a long shot, according to legislative procedure in the Peach State.
That was the case for last year’s efforts.
Thursday’s cancellation comes despite the governor shifting his position on casinos. The revised bill called for just two Las Vegas-style facilities, down from 4-5 that were proposed in a previous bill.
The proposed tax rate on casino revenue is 20 percent. Georgians spend an estimated $600 million each year at casinos in other states.
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