North Carolina Committees Send Betting Bill To Senate Floor

Expansion of legal sports betting in North Carolina took two steps forward Tuesday and is headed to the full Senate for possible approval. HB 347 would allow statewide mobile wagering in a state that made it legal in 2020 for tribal casinos to offer betting at brick-and-mortar facilities.

It appears the bill could get a second reading on the Senate floor as soon as Wednesday and a vote as soon as Thursday. Should North Carolina’s Senate approve the bill, it would have to go back to the House for concurrence on Senate amendments.

The House approved the bill, 64-45, in March. If the House concurs on the Senate changes, Gov. Roy Cooper would have 30 days to act on it.

So far in 2023, Kentucky is the only state where lawmakers have newly legalized wagering.

  
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