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California sportsbetting legalization campaign takes a small step forward

A sub-committee of the California State Senate reportedly passed a controversial piece of legislation last week that could see the local electorate given the chance via a forthcoming November referendum to legalize sportsbetting.

According to a Tuesday report from the online news domain at SportsHandle.com, the proposed measure is known as SCA6 and was approved by the California State Senate’s Governmental Organization Committee last Wednesday courtesy of a nine-to-three vote. The legislation is now purportedly set to be considered by this same body’s Appropriations Committee and …