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🏦 Big Bets: Could Texas Finally Legalize Casinos & Sports Betting? 🏦

🎰 Texas Casinos Are BACK on the Table! Will 2025 Be the Year? 🎰

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February 21, 2025•3 min read

🎰 Texas Casinos Are BACK on the Table! Will 2025 Be the Year? 🎰

🏦 Big Bets: Could Texas Finally Legalize Casinos & Sports Betting? 🏦

Everything’s bigger in Texas—including the casino debate! 💰🏛️ After years of folding on the issue, Texas lawmakers are once again pushing to bring legal casinos and sports betting to the Lone Star State. With Rep. Charlie Geren reintroducing House Joint Resolution No. 137, the battle over legalized gambling is heating up, and this time, the odds might be in its favor. 🃏♠️

🎲 The High-Stakes Push for Texas Casinos

The Texas Legislature is set to discuss a bill that, if passed, would allow voters to decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to legalize casino gaming and sports wagering. The move is backed by heavyweight casino operators, including Las Vegas Sands Corp, which has been strategically investing in North Texas—including the Dallas Mavericks’ practice facility and 200+ acres in Irving.

Billionaire Miriam Adelson, the Sands majority shareholder, has been vocal about transforming Texas into a premier tourism destination—but will state lawmakers finally roll the dice and let it happen? 🎲🏨

💰 Why This Time Might Be Different

🚀 Massive Investment Moves
With Sands Corp already planting deep roots in Texas, the financial backing behind this push is stronger than ever.

📊 Growing Public Support
Neighboring states Louisiana and Oklahoma are raking in tax revenue from Texans crossing the border to gamble—many argue it’s time to keep that money in Texas.

🏈 Sports Betting is Already Here
Gov. Greg Abbott admitted that Texans are already engaging in online sports betting—why not regulate it and bring in state revenue?

🏦 $8B+ in Tourism Development
Casinos near the Texas-Oklahoma border—including the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at Lake Texoma—are betting big on Texas tourism. If lawmakers don’t act fast, they risk losing major economic opportunities to neighboring states.

⛔ The Roadblocks: Opponents Dig In

Despite the momentum, some hurdles remain:

❌ Religious Groups & Law Enforcement Concerns
Moral opposition and concerns over crime have long been a major barrier to casino legalization in Texas.

🚫 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Last year, Patrick blocked a sports betting bill from reaching a vote—and he’s shown no signs of softening his stance.

⚖️ Texas’ Historically Conservative Stance
Unlike Nevada or New Jersey, Texas has long been resistant to gambling expansion, making any policy shift an uphill battle.

🏆 The Jackpot Potential: What Legalized Casinos Would Mean for Texas

If this bill passes, Texas could become a gambling powerhouse—competing with Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and other major casino hubs. Here’s what’s at stake:

💸 Billions in Tax Revenue for infrastructure, education, and public services
🎟️ Major Tourist Attractions that could transform cities like Dallas, Houston, and Austin
🏗️ New Jobs & Economic Growth in hospitality, gaming, and entertainment
🏀 A Boost for Texas Sports Teams with legalized in-stadium sports betting

🎤 What’s Next?

Lawmakers will debate HJR 137, and if it passes, Texas voters will decide the fate of casinos in November 2025. If you care about the future of gaming in Texas, now is the time to pay attention.

📢 What do YOU think? Should Texas go all in on casinos and sports betting, or is it too much of a gamble? Drop your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️🎰🔥

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Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

I am a Houston commercial broker, with residential experience, as well as a lending background. I have been in the real estate industry for 14 years and counting, and I have worked in many roles within the industry and each has given me a unique perspective of the industry as a whole. My dedication to clients is rooted in this industry knowledge, but also includes my desire to go the extra mile in networking to source off market opportunities for my clients. Me and my team at eXp Commercial have a cutting-edge technology package that gets the widest exposure for each transaction. eXp Commercial offers a nationwide network through which we can deliver the best exposure and professional advice to achieve our clients’ goals while also minimizing their risk. Clients appreciate my methodical method of discovery in our initial consultation. Through which we can get to know each other and their specific’s business’s needs and objectives on a granular level. Our processes help navigate each transaction and its potential pitfalls through to a successful outcome for our clients. It is my stated goal to provide our clients with extensive market analysis and expertise that fosters innovative solutions and rewarding commercial real estate opportunities.

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eXp Commercial - Viking Enterprise team real estate network provides unparalleled commercial real estate services to Tenants and Landlords around the greater Katy & Houston MSA area. Our knowledge, experience, and reputation sets us apart from many firms.