North Carolina Legislators Step Closer to Legalize Sports Wagering

A bill to legalize sports wagering is to clear the North Carolina House of Representatives and be sent to the Senate for final approval. The representatives approved the proposal on a 66-45 vote Tuesday less than a year after the chamber rejected to pass the measure. Still, one more House vote is needed Wednesday to send the legislation to the Senate and prospectively have retail and sports betting offered in the southern American state.

One More Vote to Clear the House:

The Senate voted for sports wagering in 2021. Also, both Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Senate leader Phil Berger now support sports wagering legislation. Therefore the pro-gambling forces expect that the bill will surely be passe…