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Proposition 27 would have permitted online sports betting, and it lost 83%-17%.

Proposition 27 would have permitted online sports betting, and it lost 83%-17%.

== 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]] aas explained by ''[[Forbes]]'':

{{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.