These include approving further regulations following public input, conducting background checks on applicants, setting up internal controls, and ensuring responsible gaming measures. The Commission believes these are crucial in ensuring customer safety and operator accountability.Īlthough the Commission plans to adopt initial sports betting rules and a wagering catalog this week, more steps are required before wagering can begin. Sterl Carpenter, deputy executive director for gaming compliance, explained that several steps remain before betting can commence. The North Carolina Lottery Commission, responsible for establishing the state’s sports betting, stated Tuesday that the program won’t be operational by the previously targeted 8 January deadline.
Correctly implementing the necessary robust regulatory processes is challenging and time-consuming, so the North Carolina government prefers to ensure all measures are in place.
However, recent updates indicate that the state is not yet ready to take this significant step.
Following the legalization of sports betting in North Carolina earlier this year, industry stakeholders had high hopes for a quick launch.
