S574 - Study Establish Gaming Comm/Sports Betting. (SL 2019-217)

Overview: S.L. 2019-27 authorizes the North Carolina State Lottery Commission (Commission) to study gaming including authorizing and regulating sports betting, on-site betting at horse steeplechases, and the creation of a commission to provide oversight of gaming. The Commission must contract with an independent third party to conduct research for the study and report findings, recommendations, and any legislation to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the State Lottery on or before April 15, 2020.

This act became effective September 4, 2019.