Dan Patrick and other anti-gambling lawmakers in Texas’s legislature. There is significant political pushback from individuals like Lieut. Time will tell whether this current sports betting bill ends up succeeding where the others have failed.
Dan Huberty, the bill would legalize sports wagering in 2022.īut this bill, alongside all other previous attempts at online wagering legalization, would require the passage of a joint resolution, which itself would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the Texas House and Senate. However, the most recent attempt at legal online sports wagering – a bill called HB 2070 – was recently submitted in February 2021. Multiple gambling bills have been introduced over the years, but none have been successful in legalizing any form of online wagering, including sports betting. The legislative history of online gambling bills for Texas is complex.
