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Greg Abbott: “We've seen increasingly problems that go along with gaming…”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks about property tax reduction, casino gambling and his campaign

Published | Video Starts at 07:36

And I'm wondering where are you about the idea of changing the Texas constitution to allow it through a limited number of resorts? Yeah, I'm not there yet. I'm simply not there yet. Why not? Because We've seen increasingly problems that go along with gaming, whether it be addiction, whether it be things that are happening in sporting events and athletes who are on the take. And so there have been more red flags raised that cause us to have to pause, step back, take a look at this and make sure that we wouldn't do … (07:36–07:49)

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Asserts that there are increasing problems associated with gaming, including addiction and corruption in sports.

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