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North Carolina Does Not Approve Legalization of Online Sports Gambling

Neil Parker

Last Updated: June 23, 2022 6:46 AM EDT • 37 sec read.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 04: North Carolina Tar Heels players warm up on the court before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship at Caesars Superdome on April 04, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JAMIE SQUIRE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The North Carolina House of Representatives voted 51-50 against SB 688 that would have established the rules to authorize and regulate online sports gambling.

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Critics cited dangers of sports betting, which was most notably the potential for gambling addiction. 

However, Representative Wesley Harris aptly posited, “The black market does exist and people are already gambling. But there is no regulation and there’s no help for those people.”

Additionally, bordering states Virginia and Tennessee have already legalized online sport betting, and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has already stated he’d sign off on legislation to legalize online sports gambling.

Of course, it’s also contradictory that in-person sports betting is already legal in North Carolina, isn’t it?

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Neil Parker
A lifelong Cowboys, Cubs, Maple Leafs and Gators supporter, Neil has been covering sports in print and online since 2011. His past stops include USA TODAY, theScore, DraftKings Playbook and RotoWire among others. He's a graduate of St. Thomas University and Acadia University and spends ample time at KenWo Golf Club.