The measure is expected to return when Texas lawmakers next reconvene. House Joint Resolution 155, which would have given Texas voters a chance to amend the state’s constitution to allow legalized casino gambling, was withdrawn by supporters after they determined they didn’t have the votes for passage. So when supporters of amending the Texas Constitution to allow casino gambling admitted there wasn’t enough support in the Senate to approve the steps necessary for a change, the towel was thrown in. Like the Nevada Legislature, Texas lawmakers gather every other year. The Las Vegas-based company, which no longer operates a commercial casino in the United States, has plenty to work on. executives said there was no moping around their new southwest Las Vegas headquarters earlier this month when news came that casino gaming legislation in Texas was officially dead. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Vegas Sands Corp. Office buildings recently purchased by Las Vegas Sands Corp.
