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| 4 | 6 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 7 | | proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters |
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| 6 | 8 | | of Texas for approval, authorizing the legislature to strictly |
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| 7 | 9 | | regulate and authorize casino gaming and sports wagering by general |
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| 8 | 10 | | law and establishing certain requirements for such law, including |
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| 9 | 11 | | imposition of a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue, |
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| 10 | 12 | | requiring licensing of casino gaming and sports wagering operators, |
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| 11 | 13 | | and requiring license application fees. |
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| 12 | 14 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 15 | | SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 14 | 16 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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| 15 | 17 | | read as follows: |
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| 16 | 18 | | (a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries |
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| 17 | 19 | | and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by |
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| 18 | 20 | | Subsections (b), (d), (d-1), [and] (e), and (f) of this section. |
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| 19 | 21 | | (f) The Legislature by general law may authorize and |
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| 20 | 22 | | strictly regulate casino gaming and sports wagering. At a minimum, |
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| 21 | 23 | | the law must: |
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| 22 | 24 | | (1) define the activities that constitute casino |
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| 23 | 25 | | gaming and sports wagering; |
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| 24 | 26 | | (2) require licenses and license application fees for |
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| 25 | 27 | | casino gaming and sports wagering operators; |
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| 26 | 28 | | (3) determine where licensed casino facilities may be |
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| 27 | 29 | | located and where sports wagering may be conducted; |
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| 28 | 30 | | (4) restrict the conduct of casino gaming, as defined |
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| 29 | 31 | | by the Legislature, to onsite casino gaming at a licensed casino |
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| 30 | 32 | | gaming operator's physical premises in this state; |
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| 31 | 33 | | (5) limit the total number of casino gaming licenses |
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| 32 | 34 | | and locations with initial license terms of at least 40 years to no |
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| 33 | 35 | | more than 10 licensed facilities in this state; |
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| 34 | 36 | | (6) impose a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering |
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| 35 | 37 | | revenue not to exceed 15 percent; |
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| 36 | 38 | | (7) prohibit the imposition of any additional tax or |
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| 37 | 39 | | fee by the state or political subdivision of the state on casino |
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| 38 | 40 | | gaming revenue or sports wagering revenue, or on the |
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| 39 | 41 | | non-casino-gaming revenue or non-sports-wagering revenue of a |
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| 40 | 42 | | license holder's operations, other than a tax or fee generally |
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| 41 | 43 | | applicable to a business operating in this state; and |
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| 42 | 44 | | (8) establish a process for this state to negotiate in |
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| 43 | 45 | | good faith and execute in a timely manner, a Tribal-State gaming |
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| 44 | 46 | | compact with any of the three existing federally recognized Indian |
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| 45 | 47 | | tribes with Indian lands in this state to conduct Class III Indian |
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| 46 | 48 | | gaming on a Tribe's existing lands, and as prescribed by the Indian |
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| 47 | 49 | | Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. 100-479), consistent with the |
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| 48 | 50 | | provisions in 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(d), and upon the request of the |
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| 49 | 51 | | tribe. |
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| 50 | 52 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 51 | 53 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2025. |
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| 52 | 54 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 53 | 55 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment to permit the |
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| 54 | 56 | | Legislature, by general law, to authorize and regulate casino |
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| 55 | 57 | | gaming and sports wagering at a limited number of locations in this |
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| 56 | 58 | | state, require licenses and license application fees for operators, |
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| 57 | 59 | | and impose a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue." |
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