WEATHERFORD, TX – On Thursday, Texas Family Project released a poll showing Texas Republicans have grave concerns about the prospect of legalizing casino gambling in Texas.
Voters acknowledge that gambling is highly addictive, reveal that most of them do not engage in the form of gambling that are currently illegal, and twice as many GOP voters believe that Democrats will benefit more from legalized Casino gambling than Republicans.
Since January, the Texas Capitol has been inundated with dozens of lobbyists pushing to bring casinos to Texas by passing legislation authored by State Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth). However, the bill has failed to win the support of actual citizens. The Texas GOP passed a resolution in January opposing casino gambling and Texas Family Project and other groups have continued to oppose the practice.
