Sportsbooks like FanDuel,
To be sure, sports betting is already legal in this state. However, the top sports betting sites are currently not allowed to run. This could change very soon, though, as the requisite legal machinery is finally approaching certain potentially groundbreaking decisions.
Status Quo
While sports betting is legal in North Carolina, it is currently only retail-based. In order to wager on sports, bettors in this state must access sportsbooks in a couple of tribal casinos. Of course, this isn’t as convenient as placing bets at home in one’s pajama pants.
It is great that sports betting is legal at all in the state, but sports betting would generate greater revenue for the state if customers could place wagers more easily, which they could do if mobile sports betting were also a legal option.
Ongoing Efforts
The effort to legalize mobile sports wagering in the state has been an ongoing
However, the House has to approve. We saw this issue in Massachusetts: the Senate and the House are far apart on the issue of how legal sports betting should be managed.
Most strongly, politicians are disagreeing on the extent to which sportsbooks should be taxed and the licensing fees that they should face. These conflicts reveal politicians’ desire for revenue, which they must balance against the interests and desires of sportsbooks operating in their state.
End of the Month
We will know more by the end of June. The state’s House has until the end of this month to pass their version of the Senate’s sports betting bill.
