
Tyler Andrews
Tyler is a contributor for PlayTexas.com, covering sports, sports law and gambling for the Lone Star State. He has also covered similar topics for PlayCA, PlayFlorida, PlayOhio, and PlayMA. Tyler’s currently the managing editor of NCSharp.com and a Texas resident.
Must Read PlayTexas Articles by Tyler Andrews
Politics: Can Casino Legislation Navigate the Texas Senate?
Casinos: Interview with Sen. Carol Alvarado
Sports Betting: Oklahoma And Texas In Close Race To Legalize Sports Betting
News: South-Texas Town Of Elsa Could Provide Model To Legal Statewide Gambling
Tyler Andrews’s Work in Other State Media
Ohio: Spire Institute, An Ohio High School, Applies For A Sports Betting License
Florida: Benchmarks For Florida PACs To File Ballot Initiatives
California: Bovada’s Problems Emphasize A Need For A Legal Option In California
Statements
“For some Texas republican legislators, the party platform’s opposition to legalized gaming takes a back seat to their district’s proximity to a border. Simply put, watching your constituents stream into another state to gamble every day is negligent for a number of reasons.”
“Criminalizing gambling degrades communities where gambling rings are busted. No one wants to live next door to an underground gambling parlor. No one wants to live next door to a house that gets raided by the cops either. Both scenarios can be significantly curtailed by regulating the industry.”
“Texans who want legal gambling shouldn’t dwell on Texas Election results. Legal gaming never relied on a blue shift. The PACs funding gaming legislation have already written their checks, and the big money went to Republicans. Beto O’Rourke never got a dime from the Sands PAC.”
Posts by Tyler Andrews:
- Sports Betting Focus Shifts To 2025 In Texas, 31 May 2023
- House Votes Favorably On Texas Sports Betting, Casino Bills, 11 May 2023
- Kentucky Derby Betting Not Made Easier With Texas Gambling Legislation, 28 Apr 2023
- Texas House Calendars Committee Poses Two Possibilities For Gambling Bills, 19 Apr 2023
- Texas Sports Betting, School Choice Could Be On Collision Course, 04 Apr 2023
- Texans Continue Trying To Place Legal Bets During Major Sports Events, 23 Mar 2023
- House State Affairs Committee Discusses Texas Casino, Sports Betting Bills, 22 Mar 2023
- Texas GOP Resolution Opposes Gambling As Expansion Bills Head To Committee, 21 Mar 2023
- Over 2.5 Million Texans Will Try To Place Sports Bets During March Madness, 14 Mar 2023
- Mavericks Owner Cuban Remains Silent On Texas Sports Betting Bills, 08 Mar 2023