State Sen. Akbari sponsors sports betting legislation
A guest at Horseshoe Casino in Tunica places bets on football at the casino's new sports betting lounge. Mississippi was among several states that legalized sports betting last year. State Sen. Raumesh Akbari is sponsoring the Senate version of legislation authorizing sports betting in Tennessee. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
Legislation sponsored by Senate Minority Chairwoman Raumesh Akbari would authorize sports betting in Tennessee and set up a gaming commission to oversee the industry, with 10 percent of the revenue going to state and local governments and community colleges and technical schools.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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