Fans on Wednesday are one step closer to being able to use mobile sports betting websites in North Carolina, but it will be next season before wagering goes live.
RECKLESS DRIVING AND RUNNING A RED LIGHT. >> TODAY WILL BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING ABLE TO BET ON SPORTS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND WRAL'S. BRETT KNESE JOINS US LIVE. TALK ABOUT THE DEADLINE TODAY FOR MOBILE SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS SPREAD TO MORNING. >> HEY, JEFF, GOOD MORNING. YEAH. TODAY MAY BE THE DEADLINE FOR THESE MOBILE BETTING COMPANIES TO SUBMIT FOR APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES TO DO JUST THAT HERE IN THE STATE. BUT DON'T EXPECT TO BUT A WAGER ON THE CAROLINA HURRICANES OR REALLY ANY SPORT JUST YET HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THESE APPLICATIONS THEY HAVE ABOUT 60 DAYS TO DO THAT REVIEW SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE THAT PROCESS IS DONE. AND THIS REALLY HAS BEEN A LONGER PROCESS AND SOME HOPE FOR HERE IS WHAT SETTING UP SPORTS BETTING HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE FIRST ALLOWABLE DATE FOR SPORTS WAGERS HERE IN THE STATE IS JANUARY 8TH, BUT EXPERTS BELIEVE THOSE FIRST WAGES REALLY WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL MUCH CLOSER TO THE JUNE 15TH DEADLINE, WHICH IS SPELLED OUT IN THE LAW. SO REALLY IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BEFORE YOU CAN PUT A BET IN ON YOUR PHONE, WHETHER IT'S ON THE TAR HEELS, MAYBE THE WOLFPACK HERE BEHIND ME THAT PLAY AT CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM OR THE BLUE DEVILS HAVE TO WAIT TILL NEXT FOOTBALL SEASON TO
