The Act primarily functions to combat the illegal use of cash payouts for coin- operated amusement machines (COAM). The Act codifies Governor Brian Kemp’s (R) prior executive order that created a pilot program for the redemption of noncash gift cards into law. In addition, the Act brings the Georgia
Georgia loses $60 million each year due to offshore sportsbooks like Bovada.com. Lessons FanDuel can learn from the surprising history of pinball and gambling laws in Georgia.
The Braves arrived in Atlanta, bringing a wave of anti-gambling legislation. Now, the Braves and other professional clubs wish to legalize sports betting. Must the Georgia Constitution be amended?
A few weeks before the Second Annual Masters Tournament, a bill to legalize pari-mutuel wagering looks like it is destined to pass the Georgia legislature before it suddenly dies.
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling. The sweeping opinion, authored by Justice Alito, ended more than a twenty-fiveyear- old policy that kept states from offering sports gambling, which confined sports betting almost entirely to illegal underground markets.
