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H1171 • 2025

Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.

Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Harrison, Morey, Butler, Belk, Cervania, Cohn, Cook, Logan, Turner
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2026-12-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.

Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2026-05-04 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2026-04-30 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1171

Short Title: Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Harrison, Morey, and Butler (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
May 4, 2026
*H1171-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT GAMBLING IN PREDICTION MARKETS. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 14-292 reads as rewritten: 4
"§ 14-292. Gambling. 5
(a) Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in Part 2 or Part 4 of 6
this Article, any a person or organization that operates any game of chance or any a person who 7
that plays at or bets on any game of chance at which any money, property property, or other thing 8
of value is bet, whether the same be in stake or not, shall be is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 9
This section shall does not apply to a person who that plays at or bets on any a lottery game being 10
lawfully conducted in any state. 11
(b) This section applies to any physical location in this State or any online market or 12
platform offered to residents of this State , including a prediction market. In this section, 13
"prediction market" means a market or platform where a person can bet on the outcome of a 14
future event." 15
SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2026, and applies to 16
offenses committed on or after that date. 17
SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Lottery 18
Commission the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 19
fiscal year to enforce this act. 20
SECTION 2.(b) This section becomes effective July 1, 2026. 21
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes 22
law. 23