Poll finds most Georgia voters favor casinos, online sports betting support comes up short

45.6% of likely voters in Georgia favor making online betting on professional sports legal in the state. 59.7% support casino gambling in state, while 42.8% are opposed. The Supreme Court opened the spigot to the $165 billion U.S. sports betting industry in May 2018. Tennessee has made approximately $80 million in sports gambling tax revenue since November 2020. Georgia hasn't seen any such revenue. Two-thirds of each legislative chamber would have to vote to put it on the 2023 ballot. People can already gamble on college and professional games across state lines.

Poll finds most Georgia voters favor casinos, but online sports betting support comes up short. Professional sports organizations and gambling outlets are hoping that legal online betting will stoke enthusiasm for the games and draw in more fans. Richard Rodriguez, 59, of Brooks, supports putting gambling on the ballot as a constitutional referendum. Ron Greene, 33, is opposed to legalizing online gambling. Adam Fister, 34, thinks sports gambling distracts from the pleasure of the game. He thinks crime can come into high school sports and college sports with legalized gambling, and it's bad enough that we are paying college kids to gamble on them.