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Is sports betting legal in North Carolina?

Yes. North Carolina’s sports row is live statewide interactive under the State Lottery Commission (Session Law 2023-57 / HB 347). You must be 21 and in North Carolina.

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Question people searchNorth Carolina realityWhat to check
Is sports betting legal in North Carolina?live — statewide interactivencgaming.gov approved licensees
Age?21minAge on the sports row
Launch note?Governor release 2024-03-11launchDate on the row
Online casino?Casino row not-legalIs online casino legal in North Carolina?
Tribal note?Eastern Band of Cherokee Indiansnotes — not a shopping list

Progress

North Carolina sports cell

  1. 1

    S.L. 2023-57

    HB 347

  2. 2

    Lottery Commission

    Approved licensees

  3. 3

    In NC · 21+

    Geofence

  4. 4

    Casino not-legal

    Interactive sports ≠ iGaming

Catalogue: /en/online/north-carolina/sports/. Licensee page returned 403 in the S3b pass — stamp still uses that URL as the board’s list.

Floor rules

The row

Know before you sit

live
Statewide interactive. launchDate 2024-03-11 in our file.
minAge 21
On the sports row.
casino not-legal
No commercial iGaming cell.

Sequence

How to verify

  1. Step 01

    Open ncgaming.gov approved licensees

    Not an affiliate roundup.

  2. Step 02

    Stay in North Carolina

    A Virginia session does not travel.

  3. Step 03

    Keep iGaming ads out

    Is online casino legal in North Carolina? — no.

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Questions before and after you play

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01North Carolina sports

Is sports betting legal in North Carolina?

Yes. The sports row is live statewide interactive under the North Carolina State Lottery Commission and Session Law 2023-57. Minimum age on the row is 21. Launch is recorded as 2024-03-11. You must be physically in North Carolina. Licence cards: /en/online/north-carolina/sports/.

Is online casino legal in North Carolina too?

No. The casino row is not-legal. Interactive sports wagering is not a commercial iGaming statute. See Is online casino legal in North Carolina?

02Advice

Is this page legal advice?

No. It restates the North Carolina sports row (checked Oct 13, 2026). Ask the Lottery Commission or counsel for a personal account.

Sources

  1. NC Gaming — approved licensees · accessed Oct 13, 2026S3b: page returned 403 to archive; still the cited licensee ledger.

Research by jurisdiction

All supporting sources by jurisdiction and data type

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JurisdictionLicence records
Arizona3628Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Arkansas4Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
California171Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Colorado10Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Connecticut106Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Delaware674Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
District of Columbia342Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Idaho9Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Illinois11599Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Indiana18Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Iowa2631Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Kansas1809Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Kentucky2Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Louisiana4002Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Maine8Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Michigan3Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Missouri2Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Montana1819Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Nebraska10Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Nevada688Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
New Jersey53Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Ohio7Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Oklahoma3Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Oregon8Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Pennsylvania26Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
South Dakota6Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Washington13Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Puerto Rico267Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
US Virgin Islands131Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28

No confirmed value published yet (records under review or not researched; this is not a zero or a prohibition): Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.