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May 17, 2026

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NC’s first month of sports betting

April 25, 2024 Asheebo Rojas
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission released the first monthly report of sports betting activity on April 16, and it’s safe to say, North Carolinians indulged in their new freedom. The report consists of a […]
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Sports betting’s economic impact

March 13, 2024 Asheebo Rojas
On Monday, sports betting became legal in North Carolina with NC House Bill 347 going into effect. It comes just in time for the start of the men’s ACC basketball tournament and the NCAA tournaments. […]
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All about sports betting in NC

March 6, 2024 Shawn Krest
The ACC men’s basketball tournament tips off on Tuesday, March 12. In North Carolina, however, March Madness gets its start a day earlier. At noon on Monday, March 11, the state will allow residents to […]
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Will NC become latest state to offer sports betting?

September 24, 2021 Matt Mercer
RALEIGH – A bill currently in the General Assembly would add North Carolina to a growing list of states offering sports betting following a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that permits states to do so. […]
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Gambling wave coming to NFL TV screens, but in moderation

September 9, 2021 Joe Reedy, Associated Press
Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Now he can refer to it directly without worrying about […]
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Enough NC senators agree sports gambling bill is good bet

August 27, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press
RALEIGH — Sports gambling would be authorized across North Carolina, with up to a dozen entities licensed to offer online and in-person betting, in legislation approved by Thursday by the state Senate.  The bipartisan measure […]
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NC senators approve sports gambling bill

August 20, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
RALEIGH — Sports gambling would be authorized across North Carolina, with up to a dozen entities licensed to offer online and in-person betting, in legislation approved by Thursday by the state Senate. The bipartisan measure  […]
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NC sports betting bill gets winning vote from Senate panel

August 5, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
RALEIGH — Legislation to license and tax sports betting throughout North Carolina cleared its first Senate committee Wednesday, with supporters, for now, overcoming social conservatives who argue it will create more gambling addicts. The bill’s […]
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New Jersey sets US sports betting monthly record at $668M

September 14, 2020 Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey gamblers set a nationwide record for the most money bet on sports in a singe month, plunking down almost $668 million in August on events including resurgent baseball, basketball […]
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Trade group report: Gambling economy hit hard by coronavirus

August 15, 2020 The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — The coronavirus and efforts to fight it have hit U.S. casinos and legal gambling businesses hard, leading to a nearly 79% drop in commercial gambling revenue for the second quarter of 2020, […]

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