RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal

The kickoff of the 2025 college football season spurred a 29.2% jump in sports wagering to $478.7 million during August, the N.C. Lottery Commission reported Tuesday.

The August numbers are the first apples-to-apples comparison of betting interest in college football since sports wagering debuted in North Carolina on March 11, 2024.

By comparison, the monthly wagering record to date is the $685 million spent during March 2025 mostly for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

The commission tracks sports wagering based on the state fiscal year of July 1 to June 30. It discloses the monthly report without comment.

Account holders bet $463.8 million during August, while there was $14.8 million listed as promotional revenue from the eight l

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