page_title: Gambling in North Carolina
section_title: Greyhound racing
hierarchical_section_title: Gambling in North Carolina / Greyhound racing
caption_attribution_description: English: Postcard of Cavalier Kennel Club in Moyock, North Carolina
context_page_description: Legal forms of gambling in the U.S. state of North Carolina include the North Carolina Education Lottery, two Indian casinos, charitable bingo and raffles, and low-stakes "beach bingo". North Carolina has long resisted expansion of gambling, owing to its conservative Bible belt culture.
context_section_description: Two greyhound tracks with parimutuel wagering operated in the state from the late 1940s to 1954.
  The General Assembly in 1939 authorized a horse or dog track to be opened outside of Morehead City. The Carolina Racing Association opened its greyhound track there in 1948. Races were held nightly during the summer, catering to beach tourists. A similar act was passed for Currituck County in 1949, and the Cavalier Kennel Club in Moyock opened the same year. The season there ran from October to November, and mainly attracted bettors from the Norfolk area.
  The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that the Currituck racing law violated the state constitution by granting a monopoly and giving special privileges to a private entity (the racing association). A similar decision later that year closed the Morehead City track, with the additional argument that the legislature had unconstitutionally delegated authority to town voters over a track not located in the town.
caption: Postcard of the Cavalier Kennel Club in Moyock
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