Massive crowds are filling Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., this week to watch some of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars in the Wells Fargo Championship.
A state that legalized in-person sports betting as a companion with online wagering is missing out on huge summer sporting events. The only three brick-and-mortar shops in North Carolina are currently located on tribal lands. Harrah’s Cherokee’s two casino sportsbooks are run by Caesars, which has an online license. North Carolina launched online wagering on March 11 in an important, sports-centric Tar Heel State.
“At this time, we do not have plans to open a retail sportsbook,” a DraftKings spokesperson told Covers. “We are focused on delivering our customers a best-in-class experience while engaging with our online sportsbook.”Maybe retail sports betting won’t produce enough added revenue to make up for the costs of employing people and dealing with all of the logistics of brick-and-mortar.