North Carolina Sports Betting Bill To Be Voted On By Senate

North Carolina General Assembly

NC SB 688 has returned to the Senate floor for its final reading in North Carolina. The Senate will vote on the bill on Thursday. This measure could lead to mobile sports betting coming into law by January 1, 2022, for North Carolina. RALEIGH, N.C. … Read more

LSB Brief: Sports Betting In Various States Aim For NFL Season Launch 08/17/2021

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Sportsbooks in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Ontario are all looking to be live at some point within the 2021-2022 NFL season. Louisiana and Maryland have been delayed in the launch of their sports betting industries. North Carolina and Massachusetts are in … Read more

North Carolina On A Slow Crawl To Regulated Mobile Sports Betting

North Carolina Sportsbooks

Mobile sports betting legislation for North Carolina is back on the table with Senate Bill 688. The bill passed in its first special committee hearing with plenty more of them to go but insiders believe this to be a good sign for future approvals. Senate … Read more

LSB Feature: The Future Of Sports Betting And Cryptocurrencies

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The Portland Trail Blazers have become the first NBA team to partner with a cryptocurrency company by way of StormX. The UFC has partnered as a whole with Crypto.com. Wyoming has allowed within its laws for regulated sportsbooks to accept cryptocurrencies as payment on wagers. … Read more

North Carolina Sports Betting Bills Still Awaiting Hearings

North Carolina Senator Jim Perry

The North Carolina General Assembly adjourns for the year on July 2. Senator Jim Perry, the sponsor of Senate Bill 688 that would regulate mobile sportsbooks in the state does not believe there is enough time to get his bill passed in 2021. Currently, Senate … Read more

NC Mobile Sports Betting Bill In House And Senate Are Twins

North Carolina Legislature

North Carolina now has another mobile sports betting bill to consider in 2021 with House Bill 631 that is the mirror image to Senate Bill 688. This expansion to the North Carolina sports wagering market could bring in as much as $50 million in annual … Read more

LSB Feature: How Wyoming Allowing Crypto Sports Betting Changes Things

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Wyoming passed legislation to regulate sports betting. Wyoming legislation allows cryptocurrencies to be used to bet on sports. North Carolina lawmakers are now considering bringing cryptocurrencies to sportsbooks. CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming may have changed the sports betting game with the passing of HB 133. … Read more

Sen. Jim Perry On North Carolina Sports Betting Legislation

North Carolina Senator Jim Perry

Senator Jim Perry is sponsoring Senate Bill 688 to regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in North Carolina. A regulated sportsbook market in the state for commercial operators could bring in $50 million annually in revenue for NC. The North Carolina General Assembly adjourns on July … Read more

North Carolina Lawmaker Files A Mobile Sports Betting Bill

North Carolina Legislature

Senate Bill 688 that was filed in North Carolina on Wednesday could regulate mobile sportsbooks in the state. It is estimated that $50 million in annual revenue could be made with mobile sports betting in North Carolina. Currently, the regulated sports wagering industry of the … Read more

North Carolina Sports Betting Launches Before NCAA Tournament

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North Carolina launches its first sportsbooks on Thursday. The Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee and the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy will be the first sportsbooks. North Carolina approved sports betting in 2019. MURPHY, N.C. – Sports betting fans in … Read more

NC Sports Betting Closer To Launch Following Federal Approval

Harrah's North Carolina Casino

New compacts between North Carolina and local tribes have been approved by the federal government. This brings North Carolina one step closer to launching legal sports betting. The goal is to launch sports betting in time for March Madness betting. RALEIGH, N.C. – Sports betting … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: NC To Launch Sportsbooks Next Year 12/22/2020

Governor Roy Cooper

North Carolina will have legal sports betting launch in 2021 at both Harrah’s locations in the state. Tribes in California received the required number of signatures to get legal sports wagering on the November 2022 ballot while Ohio continues to try for sports wagering legalization … Read more