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

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

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

Governor Cooper Signs Compacts, NC Sports Betting Coming In 2021

Governor Roy Cooper

North Carolina Tribal Gaming Compacts that include legal sportsbooks have been signed, sealed, and delivered to Washington, DC. After a 45-day window period in the nation’s capital, North Carolina will be able to launch its two retail sports wagering venues. North Carolina sports betting was … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: NC To Launch Sportsbooks In 2021 12/8/2020

DraftKings - Foxwoods Resort

Missouri has pre-filed three bills to make sports betting legal during the 2021 session while DraftKings partnered with Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut to make a push for 2021 sports betting legislation. Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina agreed to the ratified Tribal Gaming Compacts that … Read more

Governor Roy Cooper, Tribes Reach Agreement For NC Sports Betting

Harrah"s - Cherokee Casino

North Carolina will finally be launching their sports betting market in 2021 after the approval from Governor Roy Cooper amended Tribal Gaming Compacts. An estimated $10 million is expected to be made annually from gambling on sports matchups in the Tar Heel State. Sportsbook locations … Read more

Best Bets For Gubernatorial Election Odds: Holcomb Favored Big

(R) Eric Holcomb - (D) Roy Cooper - (R) Dan Forest

(R) Eric Holcomb has -2500 odds to win the 2020 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. (D) Roy Cooper is heavily favored to defeat (R) Dan Forest in the North Carolina Governor’s Race. There are six Gubernatorial races available to be bet on at Bovada. RALEIGH, N.C. – … Read more

Where Is North Carolina Sports Betting? Chief Sneed Weighs In

Chief Sneed

North Carolina sports betting was made legal in the summer of 2019. The industry has not yet opened in the Tar Heel State even though the Cherokee Tribe has submitted all of the paperwork that is still awaiting approval. Once Governor Roy Cooper signs the … Read more

Florida Is The Frontrunner On Oddsboards To Host RNC

Republican Convention

Coronavirus pandemic threatens to put a halt to the Republican National Convention. President Donald Trump is making threats to move RNC out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Florida has the shortest odds (+150) of hosting the RNC in August. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Online sportsbooks are currently … Read more

North Carolina has a state lottery and two tribal casinos.

NC Gov Roy Cooper

North Carolina has a state lottery and two tribal casinos. Both tribal sportsbooks will be able to take bets on sporting events as early as November 2019. This study will help legislatures better understand the sports betting in its entirety in order to decide on … Read more

North Carolina Governor Approves Sports Betting At Tribal Casinos

Harrah's Cherokee

Sports betting in North Carolina will now be classified as a Class III gaming activity that tribal casinos can offer. Betting on NC college teams will also be allowed in the state’s tribal casinos. Language for state-wide mobile wagering apps in NC was left out … Read more

Former AGA Executive To Aid NHL Sports Betting Through Advisory Firm

Sara Slane

Sara Slane previously served as Senior Vice president of public affairs for the American Gaming Association before leaving to create her own advisory firm. There are nine out of 31 NHL teams located in a state with legal sports betting. The NHL previously signed a … Read more