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Legislation to authorize and regulate sports gambling in North Carolina that passed the House earlier this spring has been altered by the Senate.
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State lawmakers are expected to legalize online sports betting this year. But it’s not the only change they’re considering making to gambling laws.
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Get ready for some familiar issues from 2022 — including whether to approve Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana, and sports gambling.
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It was a busy week in Raleigh and on Capitol Hill. The NC General Assembly failed to advance a sports gambling measure, or some to any agreement on Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a century-old gun law out of New York, as U.S. Senators approved a narrow set of gun reforms. Rob Schofield and Clark Riemer discuss in our weekly politics review.Note: this segment was recorded prior to the SCOTUS ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion
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A House lawmaker who shepherded the two betting bills said the idea is still alive because one of the measures passed by a one-vote margin. But the General Assembly work session is likely to end late next week, leaving little time for retooling the legislation.
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State lawmakers are considering two bills that would legalize mobile sports gambling across the state. If the measures become law, it would put North Carolina in line with nearly two dozen other states, and potentially generate a few billion dollars in annual revenue. Still, it remains unclear if a deal will be brokered in the final weeks of the legislative session.
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This legislative maneuvering reflects the unusual nature of the gambling issue in a Republican-controlled General Assembly where social conservatives still carry great weight. These measures would authorize professional and college sports wagering. The bills could reach the House floor later this week.
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The Senate voted Thursday for a measure that would direct the state lottery commission to issue between 10 and 12 licenses to entities that can offer online and in-person betting on pro, college and Olympic-style sports.
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North Carolina's only federally recognized American Indian tribe could soon offer sports and horse wagering to patrons at its two casinos.The General…
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Native American tribes have emerged as key players in the legislative debates over whether states should legalize sports betting, with some opposing the…