A bill that legalizes sports gambling in Tennessee, passed the Departments and Agencies Subcommittee on Wednesday.
If passed by the legislature, the bill would place a 10% tax on sports gambling, which some estimate could generate around $30 million a year.
Of that money, 30% would go toward K-12 education and local infrastructure.
The bill puts the option, whether or not to allow sports betting, into the hands of local governments statewide.
Though the bill passed through the subcommittee on Wednesday, this is the first of several votes the bill will face.
Meanwhile, a similar bill is making its way through the State Senate.