Name: NC lawmakers consider updated version of online sports gambling bill
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Description: The House passed a sports wagering bill in late March. The Senate's proposal makes significant changes to the legislation.

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>> NUMBER ONE, SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS. THIS IS WRAL. >> OUR STATE IS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO LEGALIZED SPORTS GAMBLING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M DAN HAGGERTY. TODAY. A SENATE COMMITTEE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THAT BILL AND IF THEY GET THEIR WAY, YOU'D BE ABLE TO PLACE BETS, NOT JUST ON YOUR PHONE, BUT IN CASH IN THE STADIUM ITSELF. YOU HAVE A BILL CLEAR THAT COMMITTEE, THOUGH THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE. WRAL CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE JOINING US LIVE NOW FROM THE STATE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING WITH WHAT'S NEXT FOR THIS BILL. MAHER. >> WE KNOW YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THIS IS THE BILL THAT PASSED THE HOUSE BACK IN MARCH OF FINALLY GETTING TO IT IN THE SENATE. OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO IT. FOR ONE THING, THEY WANT THE STATE TO GET A BIGGER PIECE OF THE PROFITS FOR ANOTHER THING. THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BET IN PERSON AND CASHED AT PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUES AS ITS SPONSOR OF THIS BILL SAY THE STATE IS MISSING OUT ON 16 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON REVENUE AND REVENUE RATHER THAT WE'RE NOT GET IT. >> SENATOR TIM MOFFITT SAID ONLINE SPORTS BETTING IS COMMON IN NORTH CAROLINA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OFFICIALLY AGAINST STATE LAW, HE COMPARED IT TO THE PROHIBITION ERA AND THE 1930'S WHEN WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY BANNED SOMETHING. >> BUT OURS. BUT OUR FOLKS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT AND IGNORING THE LAW. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE LATEST VERSION OF THE BILL WOULD MAKE IT LEGAL TO BET ON PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE AND OLYMPIC SPORTS USING VARIOUS ONLINE GAMBLING APPS. >> IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW YOU TO BET IN PERSON USING CASH AT BETTING WINDOWS AT PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS, VENUES LIKE PNC HAS ALREADY STARTED PLANNING FOR THAT BETTING ON HORSE RACING WOULD BECOME LEGAL TO BET IN THE DAY THIS REALLY. >> HE SPEAKS TO US CATCHING UP TO WHERE WE ARE RECOGNIZING IT REGULATING IT AND THEN TAXING IT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE STATE WOULD GET AN 18% CUT OF THE REVENUE. SOME OF THAT MONEY WOULD GO TO ATHLETICS DEPARTMENTS THAT SMALLER UNIVERSITIES. >> RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES WERE THE ONLY ONES TO SPEAK AGAINST THE BILL AT FLOYD ARGUED LEGALIZING ONLINE GAMBLING WOULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. I'VE SEEN MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES RUINED BY GAMBLING. THE WORST WAS IN A TOWN THAT HAD A CASINO IN IT. BUT WITH THIS YOU'RE PROPOSING TO NOT JUST. >> HAVE A CASINO IN THEIR TOWN, BUT THEY HAVE ONE IN THEIR LIVING ROOM. >> THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE IT UP FOR A FLOOR VOTE NEXT WEEK. >> NOW WE ARE EXPECTING THIS BILL THAT PASSED THE SENATE, ALTHOUGH IT WON'T BE ON PARTY LINES ARE SOME OPPONENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ON THIS ISSUE. AFTER THAT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE HOUSE WERE NOT REAL CLEAR WHETHER OR NOT THE HOUSE IS GOING TO AGREE TO THE CHANGES, HOW SPONSORS SAY THEY'RE JUST WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET THAT THEY'LL BACK LENA. ALL RIGHT.

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I'm meteorologist, Amy Wilmoth in the WRL severe weather center tracking a cold front that will move through the state throughout the day. Today, we'll have some light rain with this perhaps moderate rain at times, but most of you won't get a ton of rain. It's just going to be some light passing showers at four o'clock this afternoon, we'll still have some rain showing up on the radar scattered showers possible. Uh, basically anywhere aside from our northern counties, our northern counties should be dry at that point by 5 p.m. or so. The rain is south of the triangle impacting our southern counties during the evening. Commute, still some showers around in our southern counties at 7 p.m. But beyond that, the rain will start to move out and it will be dry overnight tonight. And we're back to sunshine as we head into tomorrow. Look at how much rain we could get. It's less than 1/10 of an inch of rain. So we're not going to get much out of this system, but at least it's something, it's our only rain chance in the next seven days. So we'll have some light rain moving through thanks to the cold front, temperatures will likely get into the low eighties in our southern counties where we'll have sunshine a little bit longer. 74 for the high in Raleigh and Durham, 75 in Roxboro, 73 for the high temperature in South Hill, Virginia. So temperatures running pretty close to normal throughout the day today. Good news. If you're headed to the Bulls game this evening at 635 it looks like the rain will be out of here. We have a 20% chance for rain, but the best chance will be in the southern part of the viewing area, 70 degrees, the expected temperature at 6 p.m. 68 by seven and in the mid six by 8 p.m. So maybe take the jacket or the sweater with you as temperatures fall into the sixties starting around seven o'clock or so. So we have passing showers today. Generally light rain a little breezy at times with the high of 74 tonight, we'll have mostly clear skies. We'll get down to 51 beautiful weather. Thursday, partly cloudy to mostly sunny with a high of 72. Pretty much the same thing on Friday. Temperatures will be in the low seventies for highs. We're up to 76 Saturday and then low eighties by Sunday, mid to upper eighties for high temperatures in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday of next week.

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