The legislation requires two-thirds approval from the Senate. If a simply majority voted ‘yes’ to a constitutional amendment, Georgia sports betting would have been legal on Jan. 1, 2026 and launched “no later than July 31, 2027.”

Legislation seeking to legalize online sports betting in Georgia has cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives.

This year’s failure follows those of previous years, such as in 2024 and 2023. As a result, sports betting remains illegal in Georgia, the eighth-most populous state in the U.S. and a potentially significant market opportunity for sportsbook operators — albeit one that remains out of reach.

Georgia House committee advances legislation on March 5, 2025, that would let voters decide on legalizing online sports betting in the state.

Georgia lawmakers failed on Thursday to push forward a ban on diversity efforts in public schools and colleges while they're still considering whether to let voters decide a constitutional amendment that could legalize sports gambling.

Crossover Day is Thursday. That is the last day for bills to pass either the House of Senate in order to stay alive for further consideration.

There's a new push to legalize online sports betting in Georgia. Watkinsville Rep. Marcus Wiedower is sponsoring legislation to let voters decide if they want mobile sports betting here in the Peach State.

Georgia lawmakers failed on Thursday to push forward a ban on diversity efforts in public schools and colleges and won’t let voters decide a constitutional amendment that could legalize sports gambling.

A resolution that would allow Georgia voters to decide on legalized online sports betting failed to make it to the House floor on Thursday, which kills the bill for the 2025 legislative session. House Resolution 450,