In the email, obtained by The Associated Press and other media outlets, Moore wrote that House Republicans would meet next week to discuss “the budget without gaming.” One caucus meeting has since been scheduled for Monday afternoon. “As you can see, there are not 61 Republicans willing to vote for the budget if it includes gaming.” “To be clear, we will not pass a budget that does not have 61 Republican votes,” Moore wrote, referring to a simple majority in the 120-member House. Moore talked about a private meeting of House Republicans earlier Tuesday in which he said they spoke about potential state budget provisions to expand gambling in the state. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks with reporters on the House floor of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept.
