By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 18, 2017 RALEIGH – Wednesday, the House Committee on Regulatory Reform took up HB 279 – Fantasy Sports Regulation and voted down the measure 7-4. The law proposed to offer guidelines and a means for supervising 1.6 million players of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) in North Carolina. The […]
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Senate Budget Proposal Has a Fly in the Ointment, It Doubles Lottery Advertising
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League May 12, 2016 RALEIGH – Thursday, the State Senate approved a $22.9 billion budget proposal that increases spending by 2.5% over last year. The increase is meant to provide more for public education, $150 million for disaster relief assistance to the victims of Hurricane Matthew, add $363 million to […]
Las Vegas-Style Gambling for Charitable Organizations Passes House ABC Committee
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 21, 2017 RALEIGH – Roulette, blackjack, poker, craps, simulated horse racing and other forms of Las Vegas-style gambling would become legal in North Carolina if lawmakers approve a Game Nights/Nonprofit Fund-Raiser bill that passed the House ABC Committee on Wednesday and is headed to the Judiciary III committee. […]
Fantasy Sports Bill Does Constitute Gambling, ‘Saying it doesn’t is Part of the Fantasy’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 14, 2017 RALEIGH – Tar Heel lawmakers pushing a Fantasy Sports Regulation bill, HB 279 – Fantasy Sports Regulation, are right about one thing: the games are becoming very popular very quickly. But even as bill sponsors claim their proposed law would offer guidelines and a means to […]
Gambling Interests File Suit to Declare North Carolina Education Lottery ‘an Unlawful Monopoly’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 20, 2017 ALAMANCE CO. – A lawsuit has been filed in Alamance County Superior Court, Thompson v. State of North Carolina that declares the North Carolina Education Lottery “constitutes an unlawful exclusive privilege” in violation of the North Carolina Constitution. It advocates by operating a State lottery and […]
NC Spends More than $1 Million Annually on Gambling Addicts
By Steve Reed Johnstonian News Group July 14, 2016 Editor’s Note: It’s encouraging to see a local media group, in this case the Johnstonian News Group from Johnston County, doing research and providing information to their readers on issues related to problem gambling in North Carolina. The Christian Action League appreciates that they are allowing […]
Provision to Increase Lottery Advertising Dropped from Final Version of the State’s Budget
By Hunter Hines and L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 7, 2016 RALEIGH – The North Carolina General Assembly did not approve a provision to the state’s budget measure by the Senate that would have doubled lottery advertising. The proposal would have increased lottery spending for advertising from its current level of 1 percent to […]
Senate Version of State Budget Doubles Lottery Advertising
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 3, 2016 RALEIGH – The North Carolina Senate gave its stamp of approval to budget adjustments that would increase teacher pay, raise standard deductions on personal income tax and broaden Opportunity Scholarships. The $22.2 billion spending plan approved Thursday would also double the advertising budget for the state […]
Bills to Repeal HB 2, Legalize Medical Marijuana, and Increase Lottery Advertising Introduced First Days of the ‘Short Session’
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 29, 2016 RALEIGH – Lawmakers made their way back to the halls of power this week to reconvene for the Short Session of the 2015-2016 Legislative Biennium. The two chambers of the Legislative Building and its conference rooms were abuzz with activity as bills were being crafted and introduced for […]
Staff for the NC Lottery Commission Makes Case for Increase in Lottery Advertising, Reps. Stam and Hardister Dissent in Document
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 18, 2016 RALEIGH – Last Thursday (February 11th), Lottery Commission staff argued before the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the North Carolina State Lottery, for an increase in lottery advertisement. They believe the increase is necessary to make the games more profitable. Although the North Carolina Education Lottery […]