Sports betting is off to a strong and smooth start in North Carolina. During a meeting Wednesday of the Sports Betting Committee of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, Sterl Carpenter, deputy executive director of gaming compliance and sports betting, told the committee that all reports from the eight operators that went live on March 11 have been positive.

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“While we continue to process applications, we are turning our focus here to monitoring and compliance items,” he said. “Sports betting has just begun, and we think that it has gotten off on a very positive note. We will have more information to report to this committee and the commission on a regular basis as we move forward.”