Shannon Stapleton
/ Reuters
Originally published on April 18, 2021 5:03 am
The gaming empire Las Vegas Sands is launching a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz to build support for its campaign to bring casinos to Texas.
The company will begin airing TV and radio ads Thursday in the state's biggest markets, according to an announcement first shared with The Texas Tribune. The news of the ads came the same day that a Texas House committee reviewed proposals to expand gambling in the state, including one being backed by Las Vegas Sands.
The ads tell Texans that "billions of tourism and gambling dollars" leave the state every year for neighboring states that allow more gaming.