HAMPTON, Ga. - Echo Park Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, has unveiled plans for a $1 billion hotel and casino resort on its property, but state law still prohibits casino gambling in Georgia.

Echo Park Speedway plans casino resort

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Speedway President Ed Clark said the project has been in development for six years and could bring billions of dollars in economic impact to the state. He argued that Georgia is losing significant revenue to neighboring states.

"Sixty-five thousand-plus people from Georgia go out of the state each month to another state to do gaming, and that's revenue the state's losing that could be used for health care, education," Clark said.

Supporters point to the newly formed House Study Committee on Gaming as a sign lawmakers may b

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