North Carolina edges closer to legalising sports betting
| By Marese O'Hagan
North Carolina has moved closer to legalising sports betting, after a bill that would do so was voted through by its state senate.
House Bill 347 was introduced on 13 March. It passed North Carolina’s House of Representatives on 30 March before being moved to the senate, where it passed on its second reading.
If passed into law, the bill would allow bets to be placed on sports and horse racing in North Carolina.