By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 14, 2017 RALEIGH – Tar Heel lawmakers pushing a Fantasy Sports Regulation bill, HB 279 – Fantasy Sports Regulation, are right about one thing: the games are becoming very popular very quickly. But even as bill sponsors claim their proposed law would offer guidelines and a means to […]
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Gambling Interests File Suit to Declare North Carolina Education Lottery ‘an Unlawful Monopoly’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 20, 2017 ALAMANCE CO. – A lawsuit has been filed in Alamance County Superior Court, Thompson v. State of North Carolina that declares the North Carolina Education Lottery “constitutes an unlawful exclusive privilege” in violation of the North Carolina Constitution. It advocates by operating a State lottery and […]
NC Spends More than $1 Million Annually on Gambling Addicts
By Steve Reed Johnstonian News Group July 14, 2016 Editor’s Note: It’s encouraging to see a local media group, in this case the Johnstonian News Group from Johnston County, doing research and providing information to their readers on issues related to problem gambling in North Carolina. The Christian Action League appreciates that they are allowing […]
Provision to Increase Lottery Advertising Dropped from Final Version of the State’s Budget
By Hunter Hines and L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 7, 2016 RALEIGH – The North Carolina General Assembly did not approve a provision to the state’s budget measure by the Senate that would have doubled lottery advertising. The proposal would have increased lottery spending for advertising from its current level of 1 percent to […]
Senate Version of State Budget Doubles Lottery Advertising
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 3, 2016 RALEIGH – The North Carolina Senate gave its stamp of approval to budget adjustments that would increase teacher pay, raise standard deductions on personal income tax and broaden Opportunity Scholarships. The $22.2 billion spending plan approved Thursday would also double the advertising budget for the state […]
Bills to Repeal HB 2, Legalize Medical Marijuana, and Increase Lottery Advertising Introduced First Days of the ‘Short Session’
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 29, 2016 RALEIGH – Lawmakers made their way back to the halls of power this week to reconvene for the Short Session of the 2015-2016 Legislative Biennium. The two chambers of the Legislative Building and its conference rooms were abuzz with activity as bills were being crafted and introduced for […]
Staff for the NC Lottery Commission Makes Case for Increase in Lottery Advertising, Reps. Stam and Hardister Dissent in Document
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 18, 2016 RALEIGH – Last Thursday (February 11th), Lottery Commission staff argued before the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the North Carolina State Lottery, for an increase in lottery advertisement. They believe the increase is necessary to make the games more profitable. Although the North Carolina Education Lottery […]
Lottery Money a Bad Gamble
By Bob Luebke Civitas Institute January 25, 2016 As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for public education. The conventional wisdom says it’s a pretty simple equation: more money spent on the […]
$1.6 Billion Lottery Craze Reflective of a Nation that Has Become ‘Fatalistic and Superstitious’
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 14, 2016 This week three people won the largest lottery jackpot in American history, a whopping $1.6 billon. They will split the prize three ways. Winning tickets were bought in Florida, Tennessee, and California. Winners in 23 states also won $1 million by matching the five winning numbers, […]
Lenoir County D.A. Directs Sweepstakes Cafes to Shut Down Within Thirty Days, Online Fantasy Sports Gambling Growing in Popularity
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League November 21, 2015 Last Friday, November 13th, the Lenoir County District Attorney sent a directive to sweepstakes cafes to close their doors within 30 days. According to Kinston.com, by Monday of this week, café owners and their employees made an appeal to Lenoir County Commissioners to do something to […]