INTENSE STORMS. WE ARE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM THE BIGGEST AMERICAN SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR, AND THIS YEARS SUPER BOWL COULD BREAK A GAMBLING RECORD, KENNY BECK IS IN STUDIO TONIGHT WITH THAT, PLUS AN UPDATE ON LEGALIZED SPORTS GAMBLING IN NORTH CAROLINA. KENNY FIRST, WHATS THE RECORD THERE? WELL, DEVONTE, THE RECORD WOULD BE MOST AMERICAN ADULTS BETTING ON A SUPER BOWL. THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION IS PROJECTING MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION. WILL PLAY SOME TYPE OF WAGER ON SUNDAYS CHIEFS FORTY-NINERS GAME, THE AGAH SURVEY FINDS 67.8 MILLION AMERICANS WILL BET A TOTAL OF $23.1 BILLION ON SUPER BOWL 58, EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS. FIRST, THE GAME IS IN LAS VEGAS. THE FIRST TIME EVER. BUT PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT, LEGALIZED SPORTS GAMBLING IS NOW AVAILABLE IN MORE AND MORE PLACES. 38 STATES PLUS WASHINGTON, D.C. NOW SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE AND A HALF POINT FAVORITE IN THIS GAME, AND YOU CAN BET ON A LOT OF THINGS ASIDE FROM JUST FOOTBALL, INCLUDING ALL THINGS SWELL. SEE CURRENT PROP BETS INCLUDE WILL TRAVIS KELCE PROPOSED TO TAYLOR SWIFT WHAT COLOR TOP WILL SHE WEAR TO THE GAME? AND WILL THE SUPER BOWL MVP NO MATTER WHAT TEAM THIS PERSON PLAYS FOR, MENTION HER BY NAME IN HIS POST GAME SPEECH? WE HAVE OFFICIALLY GOTTEN KIND OF SILLY ONLINE SPORTS GAMBLING WILL BE LEGAL IN NORTH CAROLINA. EXACTLY ONE MONTH AFTER THE SUPER BOWL. IT GOES LIVE MARCH 11TH AT NOON. THE MENS ACC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS THE FOLLOWING DAY UP IN D.C. NOW, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION SAYS SO FAR, NO LICENSES HAVE BEEN APPROVED JUST YET. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ONLINE SPORTS BOOKS, FANDUEL IS ALREADY POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS WEBSITE THAT IT IS COMING TO NORTH CAROLINA WHILE THE STATE DOES NEED TO SIGN OFF ON ALL LICENSE APPLICATIONS BEFORE ANYTHING BECOMES OFFICIAL, IT WOULD BE HIGHL
North Carolina has yet to approve any license, but one online sportsbook says it'll be available in March
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Online sportsbook "FanDuel" said it'll be available by the time sports betting begins in North Carolina, but its license will have to be approved first. Top Stories 'Worst nightmare': Parents of child at center of Mount Airy KinderCare investigation sues day care North Carolina puppies rescued after being bred in 'egregious conditions' in Chatham County, nonprofit says North Carolina official releases report that analyzes growth and development trends in Greensboro as of 2024Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here FanDuel's website says people can pre-register starting on March 1 so they will be able to begin betting when sports when it goes live at noon on March 11. WXII reached out to the NC Lottery Commission to find out if it had approved a license for FanDuel to operate in North Carolina, however, it said no licenses have been approved yet.North Carolina bettors can establish and fund accounts through approved operators on March 1. The list of licensed operators will be posted at ncgaming.gov.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsThis comes as a record number of American adults are predicted to bet on Super Bowl LVIII, according to the American Gaming Association. It estimates it will be more than one in four Americans plan to wager an estimated $23.1 billion on this years game, up from $16 billion last year. Compared to 2023, 41% more adults plan to wager those bets online.While North Carolinians won't be able to make any bets on the Super Bowl, sports betting will be legal just in time for the men's ACC basketball tournament in Washington D.C. and then the March Madness NCAA tournaments later in the month. State lawmakers gave final approval in June to legislation legalizing mobile sports betting and certain in-person sportsbooks. Gov. Roy Cooper, a proponent of legalized sports betting, signed the bill into law. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
Online sportsbook "FanDuel" said it'll be available by the time sports betting begins in North Carolina, but its license will have to be approved first.
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FanDuel's website says people can pre-register starting on March 1 so they will be able to begin betting when sports when it goes live at noon on March 11.
WXII reached out to the NC Lottery Commission to find out if it had approved a license for FanDuel to operate in North Carolina, however, it said no licenses have been approved yet.
North Carolina bettors can establish and fund accounts through approved operators on March 1. The list of licensed operators will be posted at ncgaming.gov.
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
This comes as a record number of American adults are predicted to bet on Super Bowl LVIII, according to the American Gaming Association. It estimates it will be more than one in four Americans plan to wager an estimated $23.1 billion on this years game, up from $16 billion last year. Compared to 2023, 41% more adults plan to wager those bets online.
While North Carolinians won't be able to make any bets on the Super Bowl, sports betting will be legal just in time for the men's ACC basketball tournament in Washington D.C. and then the March Madness NCAA tournaments later in the month.
State lawmakers gave final approval in June to legislation legalizing mobile sports betting and certain in-person sportsbooks. Gov. Roy Cooper, a proponent of legalized sports betting, signed the bill into law.
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