Savannah, Columbus, Macon and Augusta have all been considered as well. With over half a million residents, Atlanta is not only Georgia’s largest city but one of the largest in the entire southeast and a logical choice for a casino. Without any casino infrastructure and considering Georgia’s biennial legislative cycle, casinos are a few years off.
Recent sports betting legislation that included commercial casinos didn’t make it out of committee. Will Georgia casinos become legal anytime soon? Casino legislation is currently a nonstarter in the Georgia Assembly.Are commercial casinos legal in Georgia? No.Online sports betting looks like it will come first, and that may still be at least one year away.
