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== Gambling in Texas ==

== Gambling in Texas ==

Texas has kept [[casinos]] out of the state as of 2023, but the acquisition of a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks by the billionaire owner of a [[Las Vegas]] casino suggests a new avenue of pressure to legalize casinons in [[Texas]]:

Texas has kept [[casinos]] out of the state as of 2023, but the acquisition of a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks by the billionaire owner of a [[Las Vegas]] casino suggests a new avenue of pressure to legalize casinons in [[Texas]]:

{[cquote|Casino Gambling Legislation In Texas

{{cquote|Casino Gambling Legislation In Texas

Before the 2023 legislative session in Austin, [Mark] Cuban was already talking about a potential partnership with the Las Vegas Sands. Long interested in building a new venue to house the Mavericks, he told The Dallas Morning News that he envisioned any new arena as a centerpiece of a large Las Vegas-style casino and resort complex in December 2022.

Before the 2023 legislative session in Austin, [Mark] Cuban was already talking about a potential partnership with the Las Vegas Sands. Long interested in building a new venue to house the Mavericks, he told The Dallas Morning News that he envisioned any new arena as a centerpiece of a large Las Vegas-style casino and resort complex in December 2022.

“My goal, and we’d partner with Las Vegas Sands, is when we build a new arena, it’ll be in the middle of a resort and casino,” Cuban said. “That’s the mission.”<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2023/11/30/what-the-sale-of-the-dallas-mavericks-means-for-casino-gaming-in-texas/?sh=4e6fde1148bc</ref>}}

“My goal, and we’d partner with Las Vegas Sands, is when we build a new arena, it’ll be in the middle of a resort and casino,” Cuban said. “That’s the mission.”<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2023/11/30/what-the-sale-of-the-dallas-mavericks-means-for-casino-gaming-in-texas/?sh=4e6fde1148bc</ref>}}

== Worst states ==

== Worst states ==

The worst states -- i.e., those having the most sports gambling -- the following starting with the largest volume of betting on sports:

The worst states -- i.e., those having the most sports gambling -- the following starting with the largest volume of betting on sports: