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Mobile sports betting is now legal in North Carolina, but gamblers will have to wait until next year to place their wagers.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation Wednesday allowing for mobile sports betting across the state. He signed the bill at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, home of the NBA's Hornets, before dozens of sports betting supporters and officials from North Carolina teams. "This is a historic moment for the state of North Carolina," Cooper said. "And this will benefit our economy for generations to come."
Now it is up to the NC Lottery Commission to turn the bill into practice. The commission is tasked with taking applications from mobile sports wagering operators and awarding 12 licenses. The five-year, renewable licenses cost $1 million. The law allows for adults located in North Carolina to bet on college, professional, electronic and Olympic sports.
The earliest mobile sports betting could start in North Carolina is January 8, but the commission has until one year from Cooper's signing to have sports betting live in the state. "The North Carolina Lottery Commission is hard at work beginning the process of implementation of this legislation," Cooper said. "It is a mammoth job."
It also permits in-person sports betting at eight sports venues across the state, including the Spectrum Center. PNC Arena in Raleigh and WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary are the two Triangle locations that will be allowed to have sports books.
"For us, it's a big, big deal because we're trying to make PNC Arena a destination place," said Don Waddell, the Carolina Hurricanes' team president and general manager, before Cooper signed the bill. "This is another way to encourage people to come out to the arena."
The state's professional sports teams were enthusiastic supporters of the legislation.
"This legislation will help these professional teams to grow even more and to thrive," Cooper said, who urged lawmakers to use some of the revenue to further fund public education in North Carolina.
The legislation passed the House in late March. The Senate then made a host of changes, including increasing the tax rate paid by operators and allowing gambling on horse racing, before passing its version on June 1. The House concurred with the Senate changes, giving its final approval on June 7.
In-person sports betting is currently legal at three tribal casinos in North Carolina, which will become the 28th state to legalize mobile sports betting. A 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed states to decide if they wanted to legalize sports betting. An effort to legalize mobile sports betting failed in the House by a single vote in 2022, something that several lawmakers referenced during Wednesday's signing ceremony.
Some lawmakers and outside groups have worked on the legislation since 2019.
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation Wednesday allowing for mobile sports betting across the state. He signed the bill at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, home of the NBA's Hornets, before dozens of sports betting supporters and officials from North Carolina teams. "This is a historic moment for the state of North Carolina," Cooper said. "And this will benefit our economy for generations to come."
Now it is up to the NC Lottery Commission to turn the bill into practice. The commission is tasked with taking applications from mobile sports wagering operators and awarding 12 licenses. The five-year, renewable licenses cost $1 million. The law allows for adults located in North Carolina to bet on college, professional, electronic and Olympic sports.
The earliest mobile sports betting could start in North Carolina is January 8, but the commission has until one year from Cooper's signing to have sports betting live in the state. "The North Carolina Lottery Commission is hard at work beginning the process of implementation of this legislation," Cooper said. "It is a mammoth job."
It also permits in-person sports betting at eight sports venues across the state, including the Spectrum Center. PNC Arena in Raleigh and WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary are the two Triangle locations that will be allowed to have sports books.
"For us, it's a big, big deal because we're trying to make PNC Arena a destination place," said Don Waddell, the Carolina Hurricanes' team president and general manager, before Cooper signed the bill. "This is another way to encourage people to come out to the arena."
The state's professional sports teams were enthusiastic supporters of the legislation.
"This legislation will help these professional teams to grow even more and to thrive," Cooper said, who urged lawmakers to use some of the revenue to further fund public education in North Carolina.
The legislation passed the House in late March. The Senate then made a host of changes, including increasing the tax rate paid by operators and allowing gambling on horse racing, before passing its version on June 1. The House concurred with the Senate changes, giving its final approval on June 7.
In-person sports betting is currently legal at three tribal casinos in North Carolina, which will become the 28th state to legalize mobile sports betting. A 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed states to decide if they wanted to legalize sports betting. An effort to legalize mobile sports betting failed in the House by a single vote in 2022, something that several lawmakers referenced during Wednesday's signing ceremony.
Some lawmakers and outside groups have worked on the legislation since 2019.
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