The North Carolina State Lottery Commission met Wednesday, with the group briefly discussing the state's upcoming mobile sports betting launch in addition to other topics.'
Mobile sportsbooks are expected to be given go-ahead to go live in North Carolina in the first half of 2024, with legislation mandating the commission get the market up and running before mid-June 2024 at the latest. It's possible the commission could give approval to launch the market as early as January.'
Sterl Carpenter, the commission's deputy executive director of gaming compliance and sports betting, expressed optimism about at least hitting the mandated June date, even with lawmakers recently altering the state's mobile system.
“We will get sports betting and parimutuel wagering up and running before the deadline,” Carpenter said.'