Californians Spurn Sports Gambling Initiatives on Election Day
November 17, 2022
On Election Day, Golden State voters emphatically rebuked the sports gambling initiatives on the ballot. With 67% of the ballots counted at press time, according to the Associated Press (AP), 83.31% or 5,628,855 California voters voted against Proposition 27, which would have legalized online sports gambling. The initiative was backed by gambling-industry titans Bally’s, BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel, PENN Entertainment, and WynnBet.