South Carolina is still a longshot to get legal sports betting in the Palmetto state, even by the end of 2020. Since the Supreme Court decision on May 14, 2018 struck down the federal ban on sports betting (PASPA), states have been proposing legislation to legalize sports betting.
Sports betting is legal in Rhode Island as well as online betting via apps (Tiverton Casino). The governor signed the sports betting bill into law in June 2018 and the state took its first bets in November 2018.
Ohio is getting closer to offering legal sports betting by the end of 2019. Since the Supreme Court decision on May 14, 2018 struck down the federal ban on sports betting (PASPA), states have been proposing legislation to legalize sports betting.
North Carolina has minimal gaming with just the lottery and two tribal casinos offering gambling. But the state is slowing trying to step up its efforts to provide sports betting following the Supreme Court decision on May 14, 2018 that struck down the federal ban on sports betting (PASPA).