Sports betting NC | Six months after North Carolina made it legal to wager on sports state leaders say it’s successful [Video]

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — It has now been just shy of six months since legalized sports betting launched in North Carolina. For gamblers, the launch came at the perfect time, just days ahead of March Madness in the heart of college basketball country.

“I believe North Carolina’s done what we thought it would do. So we’re not disappointed with what, you know, what we’re doing there. We think everything is going very positive,” says Johnny Avello with DraftKings.

What started in March with a big boost from college hoops, and major betting companies running a lot of promotions to get people to download their apps led to a partial month of $659 million in total revenue statewide before winnings were paid out. But during the summer those numbers slumped, reaching $340 million in July.

Avello says the Olympics and less bet on sports like boxing and cycling just aren’t as popular in our state.

“There are people that like to bet those types …