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Greg Abbott: “Gambling is unconstitutional [in Texas].”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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INTERVIEW Gov. Abbott talks about securing the border, school choice and sports gambling

Published | Video Starts at 06:23

Have you had any conversations with senators and even the lieutenant governor about this potentially becoming a possibility in Texas? I understand you mentioned you were open to it. So conversations like this occur every session. And so Gambling is unconstitutional [in Texas]. To change that, to open it up requires the constitutional amendment. And so what I'm thinking is that if this is an issue that Texans should be considered to have the opportunity to vote on and we'll see where. (06:23–06:29)

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Asserts that gambling is currently unconstitutional in Texas.

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