The state currently has three casinos, operated by two American Indian tribes. Cooper signed the sports gambling bill into law to public fanfare. It marked the legislature's largest expansion of gambling since creating a state lottery in 2005. The legislature already enacted a law last month that authorizes betting on sports and horse racing statewide, with the first wagers expected in the first half of 2024.
The WUNC Politics Podcast is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail across North Carolina.
