ALERT: Sports Betting Bill Moves to Senate Floor
A bill that would legalize sports betting across North Carolina passed yet another committee in the State Senate this morning, despite what appears to be growing opposition. The bill could come before the full Senate for a vote as early as this afternoon. Please, if you have not already done so, contact your State Senator […]
Sports Betting Bill Continues to Move Through State Senate
Two more Senate Committees have approved a bill that would legalize sports betting across North Carolina. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary voted in favor of SB 688–Sports Wagering, and this afternoon, the Senate Commerce Committee also passed the bill. As NC Family has shared, this legislation would legalize wagering on collegiate, professional, amateur, and electronic sports in North […]
ALERT: Tell Your State Senator to OPPOSE Sports Betting
A dangerous gambling bill is rapidly moving through the State Senate and we urgently need your help to stop this bill from becoming law! SB 688–Sports Wagering would legalize wagering on collegiate, professional, amateur, and electronic sports. The bill passed the Senate Finance Committee this past Wednesday, and is scheduled to come before the Senate Judiciary […]
Senate Committee Passes Sports Gambling Bill
The North Carolina Senate Finance Committee passed a bill this afternoon that would legalize and regulate sports betting in North Carolina. SB 688–Sports Wagering, sponsored by Sen. Jim Perry (R–Lenoir) would legalize wagering on collegiate, professional, amateur, and electronic sports, which would be regulated by the State Lottery Commission. The Commission would issue “sports wagering licenses […]
NCGA Summer: Bills to Watch
The North Carolina General Assembly was back in session today, after taking last week off for the July 4th holiday. As state lawmakers resume their work, a primary focus will be reaching agreement on a state budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Although SB 105—2021 Appropriations Act was approved by the State Senate on June […]
The Dangerous Precedent of the Catawba Casino Bill
The following op-ed by former Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Paul “Skip” Stam, appeared in the Charlotte Observer last week. Days ago, a congressional committee moved H.R.1619, a bill that would grant Catawba Indian Nation a controversial casino in North Carolina. The Catawba’s reservation is located in South Carolina; however, since […]
NC Supreme Court Upholds Ban on “Games of Chance”
The North Carolina Supreme Court once again upheld the state’s ban on “games of chance” when it ruled last week that Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC. was operating an unlawful video sweepstakes gambling scheme. In its June 11 opinion in Crazie Overstock v. State of North Carolina, the state’s High Court found that the elements of […]
ACTION ALERT: Catawba Casino Bill Scheduled for Committee Hearing in D.C.
This Wednesday, May 26, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources is scheduled to hear a bill that would essentially codify in federal law the highly controversial Catawba Indian Casino proposal that is being developed in Kings Mountain, N.C., just west of Charlotte. H.R. 1619—Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act would ratify last year’s action by the U.S. […]
VIDEO: Crossover Day at the NCGA
Crossover Day is Here! The North Carolina General Assembly just passed its “crossover deadline,” which is the date by which bills must pass from one chamber of the legislature to the other in order to be considered during the remainder of this legislative biennium. Hundreds of bills were introduced in the last two weeks, and many of those […]
Betting on March Madness
*This article originally appeared on the Colson Center for Christian Worldview’s BreakPoint Podcast* March Madness, the NCAA Division 1 national basketball tournament, is back and better than ever. Two interesting developments so far are the incredible number of upsets in the first two rounds and, with the notable exceptions of Liberty University and BYU, the […]