Two online sports gambling bills approved inwards North Carolina House committee

A North Carolina legislative committee approved two bills to legalize online sports gambling Tuesday afternoon, moving the bills closer to passage inwards the final days of the current legislative session.
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The House Judiciary 1 Committee approved two sports gambling bills with minor amendments. The amendments double the amount of money to $2 million annually for problem gambling treatment and prohibit wagering on amateur sports, defined largely as Olympic events inwards the bills. The bills passed with six yes votes, three no votes and one abstention.

The bills are scheduled for two more House committees Wednesday and could be before the total chamber for votes as soon as Wednesday night.

The bills work inwards tandem to legalize sports wagering throughout the state online and on mobile devices. Senate Bill 688 passed a divided Senate lastly year. The text of Senate Bill 38, an unrelated bill that passed the Senate lastly year, was removed and changed to a sports gambling bill Tuesday.

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