SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Want to stake connected sports games online? You whitethorn soon beryllium capable to successful California and assistance the stateless astatine the aforesaid clip if a caller measurement gets capable enactment to marque it onto adjacent year’s ballot.
It already has the backing of 4 California mayors, including Sacramento’s Darrell Steinberg.
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This measurement would usage taxation gross from online sports betting to money imperishable structure and lodging for the stateless and grow intelligence wellness and addiction services.
It’s 1 of 3 sports-betting-related initiatives that person precocious been introduced—one of which has already qualified for the ballot successful 2022.
Mayor Steinberg announced his enactment contiguous for the California Sports Wagering and Consumer Protection Act, saying it’s a originative and reliable backing solution to assistance thousands of radical successful crisis.
Experts accidental the measurement has the imaginable to make $500 cardinal a twelvemonth oregon more.
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“This would beryllium ongoing gross undoubtedly with the imaginable to grow, possibly not a tremendous magnitude but surely turn implicit clip arsenic well,” said Chris Micheli, with Aprea and Micheli.
Online sports betting is already allowed successful 23 states.
So far, determination hasn’t been immoderate vocal absorption to the initiative, but that could travel implicit the adjacent fewer months.
More than 1 cardinal signatures are needed to get the measurement connected the November ballot.
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If it gets that far, and voters o.k. it, betting could hap arsenic aboriginal arsenic 2023.