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Legalize Horse Betting?
(WSB Radio) -- The tight economy is renewing calls to legalize betting on horse racing in Georgia.
"It would generate revenue and jo for the state," Rep. Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell), the chairman of the Special Equine Study Committee, told WSB.
Support for pari-mutuel gambling is not known, but proposals to amend the constitution to allow pari-mutuel betting was last introduced in 2005.
"Every time there is an economic slow down someone saddles up the idea of horse racing," Jerry Luquire, the president of the Georgia Christian Coalition, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Horse racing in Georgia is a bad idea, that will not make it to the starting gate this session."
But Geisinger argues the state already has a lottery. "The lottery doesn't take any brains at all .. just buy your ticket and pick some lucky numbers .. fortunately that money goes towards education," said Geisinger.
What others are saying
- Horse RacingMost people don't even know that Georgia was one of the biggest horse racing states in america prior to the civil war, we had a rich history of it just like Kentucky, Look at it at a historical standpoint aswell.
- horse racingWhy not? The horses that are raced in surrounding states come from all over the country. Horse racing is a separate issue from legalizing betting in Ga. I say legalize horse race betting in Ga. I, personally, have never seen a race horse abused or seen that running a track has harmed a healthy horse. From what I know, the horses run only a few years out of their whole life.... somewhat like models. I think pimping young girls as models is cruel, too, but it is done. ?
- horse bettingI think GA has to get past the 'no Sunday alcohol' sales before it tries to move into the 21st century.
- gamble away, but...leave animals out of it. animal racing is cruel. find some other way to gamble.
http://tinyurl.com/2yqd8q - horse racing in GeorgiaBring it on !! There are so many people in georgia driving to Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, etc every week to spend their money! Why not see if we can't get people from other states to come here and spend THEIR MONEY!!! and the jobs it would create ? Come on Georgia, quit listening to these southern baptist ! Get with the times !!!
- bad ideaMore ways to gamble are not what Georgians need. More feeding off the weakness of others is not what our society needs.
- Horse racingJerry McGuire is in a sense like a dictator,in that he wants his tastes imposed on everyone else. For example no alcohol sales On Sunday, no legal abortion, no legalized prostition, etc. Well going to church on Sunday gets a lot of people killed in car wrecks. "Its a bad idea" There should be a law that requires everyone to stay at home and worship if they wish to do so. The problem with USA nowdays is too many people insist on controlling what everyone else is doing. Our freedoms are disapearing. More legislation all the time shows country in crisis.
- It's neck in neck..."Mayor Who" is in the lead, followed by "Crumblin' Roads" and "Rusty Sewer"... wait wait, out of nowhere it's "Hamilton Ill" and "Crystal Smoke" breaking out of the pack and "Loaded Gun" slowly showing up on the outside.
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