By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 16, 2023 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a law Wednesday authorizing sports betting and horse race wagering across the state. The House had voted 68-45 on the measure a week ago, following the Senate’s May 31 vote. Betting will begin sometime between January and June 2024. Seemingly […]
Gambling
N.C. Senate Passes Sports Gambling: It Will Place ‘a Casino in Everybody’s Pocket,’ Opponent Warns
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League June 2, 2023 A bill that would legalize sports gambling in North Carolina is on the verge of becoming law after it passed the state Senate this week over objections that it will lead to a proliferation of addiction and broken homes. The bill, H.B. 347, passed the Senate […]
Statement on N.C. Senate’s Passage of the Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Bill
Press Release By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 1, 2023 The North Carolina Senate passed HB 347 – Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering Bill today. The measure had already passed the House. It will now go back to the House for a concurrence vote. After the bill’s passage in the Senate, Rev. Mark Creech, […]
Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering Clears Senate Commerce Committee
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 26, 2023 A bill legalizing mobile sports gambling passed the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee Wednesday and could come before the full Senate next week. But while lawmakers focused on an estimated $60 million a year supporters claim it could bring to state coffers, the Rev. Mark Creech […]
Video Gaming Legalization Would Lead to Debt and Addiction, Rev. Creech tells House Members
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League May 26, 2023 Video gaming machines would become legal in North Carolina under a bill that the sponsor touted this week as another source of revenue, but pro-family critics said would it lead to personal debt and addiction. The bill, HB 512, would legalize video gaming, more specifically, video […]
N.C. House Approves Sports Gambling: ‘We Witnessed the Power of Avarice and Greed,’ Creech Says
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League March 31, 2023 A bill that would legalize sports gambling in North Carolina passed the House of Representatives Wednesday, with a bipartisan coalition of supporters touting increased revenue for the state but an equally bipartisan coalition of opponents warning about its negative impact on children and families. The bill, […]
Three House Committees Pass Sports Betting Bill: ‘We Are knowingly Sanctioning Addiction’ Representative Says
Citizen Christians, please take action before it’s too late By Peyton Majors Christian Action League March 24, 2023 A bill that would legalize sports betting in North Carolina sailed through three House committees this week over objections by a leading Democrat that legalization would increase addiction and ruin lives. The bill, H.B. 347, passed the […]
Sports Betting Bill Reintroduced in N.C. House: Measure Will Be Heard Tuesday and Wednesday
Please contact your Representative in the N.C. House By Peyton Majors Christian Action League March 17, 2023 The battle over sports betting is back at the North Carolina state capitol. A new bill that would legalize wagering on college and professional sports from electronic devices was introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives this […]
Republicans Barrel Ahead on Enabling Vice
Marijuana, gambling take a front seat in new legislative session. That’s disappointing under GOP leadership By Andrew Dunn Christian Action League March 16, 2023 I continue to be baffled by the energy and enthusiasm in the General Assembly’s Republican caucus for marijuana and gambling. Again this year, Republicans are the driving force behind bills to legalize marijuana […]
I Treat People with Gambling Disorder – More Young Men Are Betting on Sports
By Tori Horn Christian Action League February 16, 2023 As a therapist who treats people with gambling problems , I’ve noticed a shift over the past few years – not only in the profile of the typical clients I treat, but also in the way their gambling problems develop. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court […]