N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, announces the formation of a new House task force targeting unemployment insurance fraud. Tillis, Reps. Marilyn Avila, R-Wake, and G.L. Pridgen, R-Robeson, and Laurinburg business owner Jerry Norton offer comments during the Feb. 28, 2012, news conference.
Nearly $200 million wagered in NC’s first week of sports betting
Online sports betting proved to be big business the first week it became legal in North Carolina. According to a Sports Betting Report released Wednesday by the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, over $198 million was wagered by North Carolinians, while payouts amounted to $141.5 million.