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A sports betting update, 10 months into legalized gambling in North Carolina

By Anisa Khalifa,

Published January 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM EST

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, gamblers place bets in the temporary sports betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia.

The numbers on sports betting here in North Carolina, 10 months after it became legal. Who is affected, and just how much are we gambling? WUNC’s Anisa Khalifa gets the latest.

Guest
Brian Murphy, Sports Investigative Reporter at WRAL and host of the podcast “A Brief History of Triangle Sports”

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Anisa Khalifa

Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at WUNC. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining WUNC in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of WUNC's weekly podcast The Broadside.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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