State Legislative Updates Archives

October 11, 2023 | By: Walter Yuhl

House Speaker Tim Moore reflects on trying to push NC casinos through the state budget, thinks plan was destined to fail.

October 7, 2023 | By: Cheryl Coward

Berger strongly supported casino and sports betting expansion in NC but some voters in his home county oppose his position on legal gambling.

October 6, 2023 | By: Tyler Andrews

The NC State budget removes the cap on sports betting operators with an eye to MLB expansion and new sports venues.

September 22, 2023 | By: Dan Holmes

North Carolina finalizes a state budget that changes the way operators apply for a sports betting license.

September 21, 2023 | By: Cheryl Coward

After a tense month and a half of casino expansion talks, lawmakers pull the plug on NC casino expansion in 2023.

September 20, 2023 | By: Tyler Andrews

NC Casino expansion is off in 2023, but if lawmakers renew the debate in 2024 with similar parameters, the state will have casino dead zones.

September 19, 2023 | By: Tyler Andrews

NCSharp looks at the major changes to North Carolina legal gambling included in the state budget and related legislation.

September 18, 2023 | By: Tyler Andrews

Republican lawmakers drafted a stand-alone casino and medicaid bill to curry democrat support and finalize a two-months overdue budget.

September 13, 2023 | By: Tyler Andrews

NCSharp addresses the repercussions caused by forcing casino and VLT expansion into the state budget bill and proposes an alternate path.

September 8, 2023 | By: Dan Holmes

Bob Hall, a political watchdog, compiled a lengthy list of sports betting and marijuana lobbyists, some with ties to illegal gambling.