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A top casino company views four major Texas metro areas, including Austin, as ripe for casino-based resorts if gambling is legalized in Texas

Gambling in Texas? Don't bet on it anytime soon KTRK Share: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The pandemic is leaving the state of Texas with a budget shortfall, and some say the way to close the gap is to bring gambling to Texas. The state is projecting the biannual budget to be $11 billion less than original estimates, largely due to COVID-19. While state leaders have already said it won't happen, an eye-opening survey that shows gambling in Texas is becoming a popular idea. A University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs survey found 65% of Democrats, 53% of Republicans and 60% of independen...

Nevada Resorts Association announces 2021 board officers Ellen Whittemore Nevada’s largest casino trade organization named three Las Vegas gaming executives as the group’s chief board officers. Wynn Resorts Executive Vice President and General Counsel Ellen Whittemore was named the Nevada Resort Association new board chairwoman; Las Vegas Sands Senior Vice President of Government Relations Andy Abboud was named vice chairman. Boyd Gaming Senior Vice President of Industry and Government Affairs Paul Anderson was named treasurer. Resort Association President Virginia Valentine will serve as...

January 29, 2021, 12:57 pm · The casino empire Las Vegas Sands continues with the plan to bring casinos in Texas even after the few set backs it experienced this year, including the death of its CEO Sheldon Adelson. As Adelson passed away, many started questioning how much momentum remained behind the cause. Regardless of the sad event, Las Vegas Sands made it clear that the initial plan is still on the table and that Texas is a good enough opportunity for expansion. Prior to Adelson’s death, the new state House speaker, Dade Phelan stated that casinos need...

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gave $5 million to Texas politicians in 2020 By Jeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau © Anthony Kwan / Bloomberg FILE: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., left, and his wife Miriam Adelson pose for a photograph on the red carpet prior to the opening ceremony of the Parisian Macao casino resort, operated by Sands China Ltd., a unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp., in Macau, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Adelson died Jan. 11 at the age of 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin’s ...