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Push to bring casinos to Texas appears headed for defeat this session despite high-profile campaign Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In this March 25, 2021, file photo, people gamble while wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus at the opening night of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Las Vegas. On Saturday, May 1, casino capacity limits in Las Vegas increase to 80% and person-to-person distancing drops from 6 feet (1.8 meters) to 3 feet (0.9 meters).John Locher/AP A high-profile push by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands to bring casinos to Texa...

Credit: REUTERS/Steve Marcus Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A high-profile push by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands to bring casinos to Texas appears doomed at the state Capitol as this year's legislative session begins to wind down. Monday was the deadline for House committees to advance that chamber’s bills and joint resolutions, and the deadline passed without the State Affairs Committee voting out the Las Vegas Sands-backed House Joint Resolution 133. The legislation, which got a hearing last month...

Push to bring casinos to Texas this session appears headed for defeat despite high-profile campaign Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: REUTERS/Steve Marcus Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A high-profile push by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands to bring casinos to Texas appears doomed at the state Capitol as this year's legislative session begins to wind down. Monday was the deadline for House committees to advance that chamber’s bills and joint resolutions, and the deadline passed without the State Affairs Committee vo...

Push to bring casinos to Texas appears headed for defeat this session despite high-profile campaign Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In this March 25, 2021, file photo, people gamble while wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus at the opening night of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Las Vegas. On Saturday, May 1, casino capacity limits in Las Vegas increase to 80% and person-to-person distancing drops from 6 feet (1.8 meters) to 3 feet (0.9 meters).John Locher/AP A high-profile push by the gaming empire Las Vegas Sands to bring casinos to Texa...

Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Originally published on April 18, 2021 5:03 am The gaming empire Las Vegas Sands is launching a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz to build support for its campaign to bring casinos to Texas. The company will begin airing TV and radio ads Thursday in the state's biggest markets, according to an announcement first shared with The Texas Tribune. The news of the ads came the same day that a Texas House committee reviewed proposals to expand gambling in the state, including one being backed by Las Vegas Sands. The ads tell Texans that "billions of tourism an...