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Georgia reaches decision regarding general seating area alcohol sales for 2019 season
By Adam Spencer
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The SEC has lifted its ban on selling alcohol at stadiums, and now schools are figuring out whether or not they want to sell alcohol in their home stadiums, and if so, where.
Some teams will sell alcohol only in premium seating areas, while others are opening up the sales to the general seating area fans as well.
At Georgia’s Sanford Stadium, alcohol won’t be sold in general seating areas, at least not for the 2019-20 school year:
Georgia announces it will not sell alcoholic beverages in general seating areas of athletics venues for 2019-20 academic year. Last month SEC had approved schools ability to sell alcohol at home games if the schools desired
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) June 11, 2019
Many fans won’t like that decision, but perhaps the Bulldogs will loosen the restrictions in the near future, especially if alcohol sales take off in other SEC stadiums.
For now, though, fans at Sanford Stadium will have to do their drinking at the tailgates.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
