“We allow free people to make decisions for themselves as to what they want to do with their resources. I think that is a huge benefit in our society.”

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, regarding the 38-11 vote that a bill that would legalize sports gambling received in the state Senate on Wednesday, May 31, one of the legislation’s final hurdles to passage. About half of U.S. states currently allow mobile or online sports betting. (Associated Press — June 1, 2023)