Once applications are submitted, the sports wagering companies seeking licenses to accept bets in the state will have to be investigated, with their financial controls, security and responsible gambling plans scrutinized, Carpenter said.

Sterl Carpenter, who was hired by the commission to lead its new sports betting division, described for committee members the work that's yet to be completed. Sports betting will not be authorized until the commission can approval the rules and the potential operators submits an application and the commission approves the applications,' NC Lottery Commissioner Ripley Rand said.Ĭommission members and staff said at its sports betting committee on Tuesday that meeting the January date was unworkable given all the activities that have yet to occur. The laws related to sports betting don't become active until Jan 8. 'Sports betting will not be authorized until January 8. But it looks like that will not be the case in 2024. The initial hope for many was that legal sports betting would be available for the college football national championship game, the Super Bowl, March Madness and more.

8 - which is the date of the College Football Playoff National Championship. But the law said gambling could begin as soon as Jan. Legislation approved by the General Assembly this year said the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, which is tasked with regulating the new mobile and in-person sports gambling, has until next June 15 to launch the betting options. The sports betting committee revealed on Tuesday that the January 8 date is just when the laws governing sports wagering goes into effect. (WTVD) - People in North Carolina will have to wait longer than expected to bet on sports in the state.

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