The bid to legalize NC online sports betting failed last month by the barest of margins.
However, the effort might have received a stronger push toward the line had sportsbooks not left it until too late to mobilize their customer base.
DraftKings emailed NC customers on June 26, urging them to contact lawmakers to support mobile sports betting legislation.
There was just one problem: lawmakers had already voted against the sports betting legislation four days earlier, killing the bill.