North Texas Lawmaker Files Constitutional Amendment To Legalize Casino Gambling In Texas
North Texas Lawmaker Files Constitutional Amendment To Legalize Casino Gambling In Texas AUSTIN — Republican Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, has filed legislation calling for a constitutional amendment election to legalize casino and sports gambling in Texas, including at Lone Star Park horse racing track in Grand Prairie. Geren filed the legislation Friday, a few months after Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, filed a similar Senate resolution. Political and sports industry leaders in Dallas and Fort Worth have been pushing for expanded gambling to allow casinos for years for the jobs, tourism and economic benefits it would bring to North Texas.