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EPISODE · Sep 24, 2025 · 17 MIN

The Sports Betting Game: Are Schools Like UNC Wilmington Winning?

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In this episode of Shoresides, we talk with sports-betting expert Steve Bittenbender about the impacts of legal mobile sports betting in North Carolina. We explore what betting apps like FanDuel and DraftKings (and their tax dollars) mean for the future of local college basketball teams, like the Seahawks, as well as for residents seeking help with problem gambling.Steve Bittenbender:https://www.betcarolina.com/news/north-carolina-tax-hike-proposalTakayo Siddle Contract:https://www.wect.com/2025/03/26/siddle-agrees-five-year-contract-extension-with-uncw/#:~:text=WILMINGTON%2C%20N.C.%20(WECT)%20%2D,during%20a%20meeting%20Wednesday%20afternoon.Send us Fan MailSupport the showwww.shoresides.org 

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In this episode of Shoresides, we talk with sports-betting expert Steve Bittenbender about the impacts of legal mobile sports betting in North Carolina. We explore what betting apps like FanDuel and DraftKings (and their tax dollars) mean for the future of local college basketball teams, like the Seahawks, as well as for residents seeking help with problem gambling. Steve Bittenbender: https://www.betcarolina.com/news/north-carolina-tax-hike-proposal Takayo Siddle Contract: https://www.we...

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