AUSTIN – House Speaker Dade Phelan is open to bringing resort-style casinos to Texas. In a brief interview with reporters on Thursday, the Beaumont Republican...
that Abbott doesn’t want slot machines on every corner, but “if there is a way to create a very professional entertainment option for Texans, Gov. Abbott would take a look at it.”he doesn’t “see any movement on it.”would be the top target location for a casino resort if gambling was legalized because of its strong convention and tourism industry and proximity to airports.his goal, in partnership with Las Vegas Sands, is to build a new arena in the middle of a resort and casino.
The Sands team, one of several promoting expanding gambling this session, has already brought on 35 lobbyists this year with a potential price tag of up to $2.7 million, according to records filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. At least four are former lawmakers, former Sens. Leticia van de Putte and Buster Brown and former Reps. Jim Keffer and Mike Toomey.
“This is about what the voters want,” he said. “I think that the average voter would approve that in this day and age and that has changed over the last 20 years.” In order to expand any form of gambling, two-thirds of members in the House and Senate must sign off, and then the proposal must go before Texas voters in a constitutional amendment election. Lawmakers have until early March to file bills.
“If a member is personally opposed to it,” Phelan said, “they could obviously allow their constituents to decide ultimately whether or not that’s the right thing.”. Allie has covered Texas politics since 2017 and written about everything from tax policy to child protection. She previously worked for the San Antonio Express-News and in New Hampshire, as the statehouse reporter for the Concord Monitor.
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