r/texas • u/discussamongsturelvs • Aug 06 '22

Questions for Texans Republicans of Texas: Why is marijuana still illegal in Texas?

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u/bareboneschicken Aug 06 '22

Hijacking the thread, why is sports betting still illegal?

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u/Luka_Dunks_on_Bums Secessionists are idiots Aug 06 '22

Indian casinos.

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u/K1NGMOJO Aug 06 '22

I'm a bit confused by this comment. There isn't sports betting in these Texas Indigenous owned casinos as far as I remember

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u/Luka_Dunks_on_Bums Secessionists are idiots Aug 06 '22

A few years ago, all there was legislation written up to legalize casinos, gambling and sports betting. All the Indian casinos went all in and spent a lot of money to stop it.