Season 3
March 14, 2024
Sports Betting E4 | The vote finally passes. Now what?
Oh, what a difference a year makes! One year after the surprise failure in the House, sports gambling passes both chambers of the NC Legislature. W hat happens next? It takes another nine months be fore anyone can legally be…
March 13, 2024
Sports Betting E3 | The Senate votes YES, but the House says NO
The votes on legal sports betting in NC did not happen like most things in the legislature. There aren’t usually surprises by the time a bill reaches a vote in the Senate or the House. Brian Murphy from WRAL News and Tim Don…
March 12, 2024
Sports Betting E2 | A high stakes alliance in support of legal sports gambling
In May 2018 , a US Supreme Court ruling o pened the flood gates for all states to move forward with legal sports betting. But being “allowed” to move forward and convincing the NC legislature to move forward are two very dif…
March 11, 2024
Sports Betting E1 | The contentious history of gambling in North Carolina
From the scandal of the Dixie Classic in the early 60’s to the “ s enate shenanigans ” of the l ottery vote in 2006, North Carolina’s history with gambling has been contentious. The state has had a n anti-gambling law on the…
Feb. 29, 2024
S3 COMING SOON | The long road to legal sports betting in North Carolina
Starting March 11, sports betting will be legal in North Carolina, but getting to this point was not an easy path. From the scandal of the Dixie Classic in the early 60's to the controversial vote for the NC Lottery, the sta…