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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Politics
Taryn Luna, Phil Willon

Dueling sports betting measures appear headed to defeat despite record spending, poll finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Online sports gambling companies, California tribes and card rooms have spent more than $410 million on a pair of dueling ballot measures to legalize sports betting in person and online.

If either side thought Proposition 26 or 27 could win, they placed a bad bet.

A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, shows little chance voters will approve either measure in November.

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