North Carolina sports betting: Retail live, online on the way – New York Post

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Sports bettingis legal inNorth Carolina, with two retail sportsbooks open in the state. Additionally, aSenatebill to allow online sports betting is moving through the NC Legislature.

Entering daily fantasy sports competitions is a legal practice in North Carolina. The state legislature did not pass specific legislation that regulates and taxes DFS operations, however, it has not moved to outlaw the contests either.

That means the popular sports fantasy games offered by DFS operators like FanDuel and DraftKings can be played within the state of North Carolina.

This bodes well for the very possible legalization of online and mobile sports wagering in the Tar Heel State.

North Carolina falls in line with many southern American states, in that it adopts a rather cautious and conservative stance about most forms of gambling.

For example, there are no casinos outside of the three tribal locations. With this in mind it was something of a surprise when the North Carolina authorities moved forward with retail sports betting at two of the states casinos.

Therefore, it would seem that sports betting has a fair chance to become legal in the state, with a bill to allow mobile wagering already passed the Senate and making progress in the House. The North Carolina Senate passed the bill in August of 2021. In November 2021, the House Commerce Committee rubber-stamped the bill. Despite these positive moves, the bill still has a few hurdles to leap over in committees within the full House.

Observers with a glass-half-full attitude expect that this bill will eventually get through to become law.

Although Carolinians cannot legally place sports wagers online, there are neighboring states where regulated sports betting of this nature is in place. As it stands, three of North Carolinas bordering states have legalized online sports betting.

Virginia online sports bettingis legal and thriving which has surprised a few. Virginia is home to12 sportsbook appsless than a year after the first books appeared in January 2021 and that number is not capped.

West Virginia was actually one of the quicker states out of the blocks nationwide. West Virginia sportsbooks have been accepting wagers since August 2018 and there are currently six online sports betting apps operating in WV.

Tennessee launched online sports betting inNovember 2020 and online sports betting remains the only way to place wagers legally in the state. There are currently nine sportsbook apps vying for positions in the Volunteer State.

Yes, North Carolina sports betting is legal at two different tribal casinos, both with retail sportsbooks on the premises.

Right now, there is no legal online sports betting in North Carolina. However, a bill passed by the states Senate is currently progressing through the House.

Yes, you can play both FanDuel and DraftKings daily fantasy games in the Tar Heel State.

Caesars Sportsbook is already live in North Carolina. Both of the states existing retail sportsbooks on tribal land are Caesars operations.

While there could be up to a dozen sportsbooks welcomed into the Tar Heel State, the most likely candidates come from some of the biggest names. Caesars is likely to build on its current retail presence, with power couple FanDuel and DraftKings also firmly in the frame.

The bill passed in 2018 (SB688) creates the possibility of 10 to 12 online sportsbooks opening in the Tar Heels State.

Using other legalized states as guidance as to how sports betting has proceeded in for online sportsbooks elsewhere, below is a list of the likeliest to launch in North Carolina:

Caesars: Caesars Sportsbook is already live in North Carolina. Both of the states existing retail sportsbooks on tribal land are Caesars operations.

BetMGM: BetMGM has big pulling power across the country. Already operating in neighboring Tennessee and Virginia, BetMGM is likely the sportsbook of choice for a large percentage of Tar Heel State residents and visitors already.

DraftKings: DraftKings is already present in North Carolina as a daily fantasy sports provider and its exceptional sportsbook offering seems a dead cert if NC opens up. In fact, there are very few sports betting states in which DraftKings is not part of the market, given its universal popularity.

FanDuel: Talking of popular, any such move by DraftKings is almost certain to be matched by its DFS competitor. FanDuel is a prime candidate to be part of any online future fort North Carolina sports betting. FanDuel is already active in the Tar Heel State as a major DFS provider and is usually one of the first in the door when a new state opens to online sports betting.

Yes, retail sports betting is legal in the Tar Heel State. Bettors can legally place wagers at two separate Caesars sportsbooks located at tribal casinos.

In April, a survey from WRAL News showed that there is quite a strong will to legalize online sports betting in North Carolina, with 52% of those asked wanting it to happen.

Meanwhile, March Madness may well have had a positive bearing on the proposed bill. Supporters of the SB 688 bill which was passed in August 2021 will have a strong argument for legalization after the state missed out on taxes from legal mobile betting when the University of North Carolinas basketball team made the final.

If passed by the House, SB 688 would tax online betting revenue at 8%. All eyes will turn to the next legislative session which starts May 18 and runs through June 30, 2022. At this point, its still a waiting game for any movement on online sports betting in the North Carolina Assembly.

It didnt take long at all for the North Carolina legislature to recognize the potential revenues involved in legalizing sports betting.

Soon after the landmark repeal of PASPA in 2018, the law was passed to enable the Cherokee tribes two licensed casinos to install retail sportsbooks on their premises.

As well as the Harrahs Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrahs Cherokee Valley River located in the Tar Heel State, a third tribal casino, Catawba Two Kings, is planning to open a sportsbook of its own.

Online sports betting is still a very real possibility in North Carolina as well. The August 21 bill that was passed by the Senate is awaiting committee rulings in the house. These committees can meet again in May 2022 at the earliest.

Given the normally slow pace of legislation, North Carolinians will likely have to wait until 2023 at the earliest to place a legal online sports bet in the state.

The city of Charlotte is the center of pro sports, while the wider state boasts major league representation in four of the USs big five sports. Baseball is the one to let the side down. Unfortunately, there is only one national championship to share between those pro teams, thanks to the Carolina Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup triumph.

The true sporting pride of the Tar Heels State are the school whose college teams share the nickname. The University of North Carolina is the seventh most successful American school in NCAA Division 1 terms.

Duke University is also proudly repping on the basketball court with the Blue Devils being the fourth-winningest college basketball program of all-time.

The Panthers are still in their relative infancy for an NFL franchise, having only formed in 1995. In just their second season at footballs highest table, they got to within a game of the Super Bowl, losing the NFC Championship to eventual champions the Green Bay Packers. Such a positive start to life under coach Dom Capers was subsequently backed up by the next two men at the helm.

Both John Fox and his replacement, Ron Rivera, would take the Panthers to the Super Bowl in their respective stints. Fox presided over an agonizing 32-29 loss against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2003, while Riveras Cam Newton-inspired charges came up against a defensively robust Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.

Newton cemented his reputation as one of the great rushing quarterbacks while plying his trade at the Bank of America Stadium. He remains the NFLs leading QB in rushing touchdowns and second overall in rushing yards.

A single wildcard post-season appearance since the 2015 Super Bowl represents a big downturn in fortunes for the Carolina franchise, whose fans will be hoping the 2022 Draft can swing the pendulum.

With a Stanley Cup win under the franchises belt, the Hurricanes could arguably claim to be the pride of the Tar Heel States pro sports teams.

The franchise spent a couple of decades in the colder climes of Connecticut before heading south to its current home in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997.

Having rebranded as the Hurricanes (previously the Hartford Whalers) the team hit the ice running in their new PNC Arena home. A few years later in 2002, a deep run into the postseason saw the Hurricanes hit the national headlines for the first time, though faced with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference finals, few gave them a realistic chance.

Six games later the Hurricanes had defied the odds and were into the Stanley Cup finals, facing the Detroit Redwings. Although they forged a 1-0 lead, it wasnt to be, with the Redwings proving too strong as they roared back to win the next four.

Still, this experience was to stand the franchise in great stead when they forged their second chance at the big one in 2006. Once again defying the odds, the Canes turned in the best season in the franchises 34-year history, finishing the regular season with a 52-22-8 record.

This catapulted them into the postseason where they eventually faced down the Edmonton Oilers in one of the most thrilling and at controversial seven-game Stanley Cup wins of modern times.

The franchise may have switched names, ownership, and locations before settling back in North Carolina, but one thing has stayed consistent.

Sadly, for Hornets fans, thats an unwanted form of consistency. The franchise has not even made it as far as the conference finals since forming back in 1988. Out of the 30 NBA franchises, they rank 26th for wins-loss record overall in the league.

There have been some better periods than others and the 90s into the turn of the century must be regarded as the golden era in effect. There were regular playoff appearances, albeit the ceiling of achievement remained at the Conference semi-finals stage, as it still does to this day.

Not even the high-profile ownership of one Michael Jordan, who acquired majority ownership in 2010, has proved the catalyst to greater things for the North Carolina men.

2016 was the last time any postseason hoops were played at the Spectrum Center.

Having only formed in 2019, Charlottes freshest major league representative is too early in its lifespan to pass judgment.

However, in their inaugural campaign, the signs are already looking promising with Charlotte FC sitting one place off the playoffs with nine games played and a just one defeat on their record.

Of the hundreds of schools across the country, not many can rival the University of North Carolina for the strength and history of its athletics program.

Over the years, UNC and their Tar Heels teams have become one of the benchmarks for sporting achievement.

With widespread NCAA Division 1 representation in the major sports, only six schools sit above the University of North Carolina in the table of national championships.

Just this year, they made it all the way to the National Championship game at March Madness, only to lose narrowly to Kansas.

Although the University of North Carolina has set such a high bar for success, there are some other schools in the state vying for the top prizes.

Second to UNC in athletics status are the various teams of Duke University, with particular emphasis on their basketball teams.

The mens team is fourth all-time in wins across the NCAA Division 1. A huge part of that success is owed to one man, and one of the best coaches in history.

Mike Krzyzewski, more affectionately referred to as Coach K, served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022. Over that time, he led the Blue Devils to five national titles, 13 Final Fours, 15 ACC tournament championships, and 13 ACC regular-season titles.

Just this season, Coach Ks swansong, saw the Blue Devils come so close to making that six by reaching the Final Four at March Madness.

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