MGM and other casino interests will mobilize dozens of lobbyists and consultants again this year after failing to get a bill passed last winter. Past efforts to legalize casinos and horse racing have been scuttled for years by conservative lawmakers in both major parties who see gambling as a moral hazard.īut political handicapping is also complicated following a 2016 election in which a majority of Georgians voted for billionaire real estate magnate and casino owner Donald Trump for president, and the Republican bastions of Cobb and Gwinnett counties narrowly favored the Democrat, Hillary Clinton. Nathan Deal and House Speaker David Ralston helped quash casino legislation last year, and a spokeswoman for Deal said Tuesday the governor’s position hasn’t changed. A super-majority of both houses is needed to get the item on the 2018 ballot. The casino push remains an uphill battle.
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