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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters |
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of Texas for approval, authorizing the legislature to strictly |
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regulate and authorize casino gaming and sports wagering by general |
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law and establishing certain requirements for such law, including |
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imposition of a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue, |
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requiring licensing of casino gaming and sports wagering operators, |
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and requiring license application fees. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries |
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and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by |
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Subsections (b), (d), (d-1), [and] (e), and (f) of this section. |
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(f) The Legislature by general law may authorize and |
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strictly regulate casino gaming and sports wagering. At a minimum, |
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the law must: |
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(1) define the activities that constitute casino |
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gaming and sports wagering; |
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(2) require licenses and license application fees for |
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casino gaming and sports wagering operators; |
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(3) determine where licensed casino facilities may be |
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located and where sports wagering may be conducted; |
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(4) restrict the conduct of casino gaming, as defined |
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by the Legislature, to onsite casino gaming at a licensed casino |
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gaming operator's physical premises in this state; |
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(5) limit the total number of casino gaming licenses |
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and locations with initial license terms of at least 40 years to no |
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more than 10 licensed facilities in this state; |
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(6) impose a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering |
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revenue not to exceed 15 percent; |
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(7) prohibit the imposition of any additional tax or |
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fee by the state or political subdivision of the state on casino |
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gaming revenue or sports wagering revenue, or on the |
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non-casino-gaming revenue or non-sports-wagering revenue of a |
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license holder's operations, other than a tax or fee generally |
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applicable to a business operating in this state; and |
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(8) establish a process for this state to negotiate in |
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good faith and execute in a timely manner, a Tribal-State gaming |
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compact with any of the three existing federally recognized Indian |
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tribes with Indian lands in this state to conduct Class III Indian |
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gaming on a Tribe's existing lands, and as prescribed by the Indian |
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Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. 100-479), consistent with the |
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provisions in 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(d), and upon the request of the |
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tribe. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to permit the |
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Legislature, by general law, to authorize and regulate casino |
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gaming and sports wagering at a limited number of locations in this |
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state, require licenses and license application fees for operators, |
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and impose a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue." |