Cowboys owner Jerry Jones claims Texas is losing "huge amounts of revenue" without sports gambling

Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones believes Texas is missing out on huge revenue for not legalizing sports gambling. The Athletic's Jon Machota shared Jones' thoughts on the topic in a post on X on Thursday.

When asked about the possibility of legalizing sports gambling in the state, Jones spoke about the reality of it happening.

“I think ultimately you’ll have sports betting in the state of Texas. Until that time, the state does lose an opportunity for huge amounts of revenue," Jones said

Jones added that he understands all of the components that come with making sports gambling legal and to ensure that it works for everyone. He also knows that it will bring in massive revenue for Texas.

“I think that properly, properly supervised, by the people that play the games and people that have the teams that play the games and the individual athletes — you’ve got to make sure that the perception is and the reality is that there’s just no compromising on it all being very competitive and up-and-up. I think that takes some time in some places more than it does others,” Jones added.

Jerry Jones isn't worried about QB Dak Prescott's contract at the moment

The Dallas Cowboys signed wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a contract extension on Monday and got a key member of their offense back just in time for Week 1.

On Wednesday, team owner Jerry Jones was asked if extending quarterback Dak Prescott was next on the agenda.

Jones insisted that he isn't worried about signing his quarterback.

“That hasn’t changed.Lamb wasn’t here, Dak is here. So we really don’t have more (things to do to have the team on the field Week 1). … It’ll remain as it’s been," said Jones.

The longtime Dallas Cowboys team owner isn't worried about signing Prescott because he isn't holding out. The quarterback isn't the only player he will need to extend. Defensive end Micah Parsons is also due for a contract extension.

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