Legalized Gambling on SC Horse Races Trots Out of the Paddock to the Senate Floor

Legalized gambling on SC horse races trots out of the paddock to the Senate floor

Horses roam in a pasture at Wateree River Correctional Institution outside Rembert, South Carolina, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. In an attempt to get out of the starting gate legislation that would allow South Carolinians to bet on horse racing through a phone app, proponents are promising to hold the gambling to Palmetto State races only. (File photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — In an attempt to get out of the starting gate legisl…

S.C. Senate to Consider Legalized Gambling on Horse Races — The Anderson Observer

Jessica Holdman/S.C. Daily GazetteCOLUMBIA — In an attempt to get out of the starting gate legislation that would allow South Carolinians to bet on horse racing through a phone app, proponents are promising to hold the gambling to Palmetto State races only.And those who want to make a wager must be present at the race to do so.The Senate Finance Committee voted 12-6 Tuesday to advance the bipartisan proposal, led by Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Tega …