House Speaker Tim Moore (R) said the effort to try to legalize new casinos through the state budget ultimately “doomed” the proposal, though it could resurface during next year’s legislative session.
Speaking to reporters this week, Moore said he still supports the idea of authorizing four new casinos and video lottery terminals across North Carolina in places like bars and restaurants. But, he does not expect to see any action on that issue for the rest of this year.
“It makes sense to me do it,” he said. “The way that it was done, the way in not going through a committee process like we did on the sports betting, I think – like you used the word earlier ‘doomed’ it- I think it did.”
