The supplemental measure focused on how gambling license operators would have been taxed and where the proceeds would have gone. “If you vote for this you’re gambling that these two bills will control gambling, in North Carolina,” Rep. Jay Adams, a Catawba County Republican, told colleagues on the House floor. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened on-site betting operations last year at its two far western North Carolina casinos thanks to earlier legislation. While Elmore voted for the supplemental measure, he voted no on the second, more comprehensive bill, House records showed. North Carolina, the ninth-largest state by population, is currently an untapped market with several major-league sports franchises, college basketball, NASCAR and golf.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 23, 2022 07:15 UTC