North Carolinians welcomed betting and the NCAA men's basketball tournament with a $198.1 million bet in the first week of digital sports betting coinciding with the start of Madness in March.

The North Carolina Lottery's sports betting department said at its March 26 meeting that during that first week, the sportsbook betting platform generated a total of $42.7 million in betting revenue, and paid the state $7.7 million in tax revenue.

"I think people loved the ability to bet on sports in North Carolina," said Stuhl Carpenter, deputy executive director of compliance and sports betting.

Duke, North Carolina, and NC State all advanced to the round of 64 and advanced to the Sweet 16, but No. 1 seed North Carolina lost 89-87 to No. 4 seed Alabama, which denied them an Elite 8. No. 11 seed NC State is still the highest living seed in the tournament. GeoComply previously reported 5.4 million location checks in the first 48 hours of live betting. 사설 토토사이트