STATE TRACKER · NC

Sweepstakes casinos in North Carolina

Current status

No tracked explicit prohibition

We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization.

Last review: June 11, 2026
Authority: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-306.4

There is no tracked prohibition here to act on. An operator's own terms still decide whether it will register you, and some exclude states that have taken no action at all, so read the terms we link on each review page. See the operators we track

Sweeps Coins (SC) redemption: No tracked prohibition
Gold Coin (GC) free play: Yes
Minimum age: 18+
Age floor source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48A-2 (Age of minors)

What the law says

Operating, placing into operation, or promoting a sweepstakes conducted through an entertaining display on an electronic machine or device is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense, a Class H felony for a second, and a Class G felony for a third or subsequent offense (G.S. 14-306.4).

Operators and North Carolina

119 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting North Carolina players, and 13 of those are rated trusted.

2 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as not accepting North Carolina players, and 1 of those records cites the operator's own terms.

Highest Trust Scores among the operators recorded as accepting North Carolina:

See the full list on the leaderboard filtered to North Carolina →

How this classification was reached

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What the North Carolina classification rests on

Source date: Not recorded
Last human review: June 11, 2026
Effective date: Not recorded
Basis of classification: statutory

How to read these rows

Where the operator counts come from

Of the 119 acceptance records, 37 cite the operator's own terms or rules, 10 come from a backfill of the operator's terms, 1 comes from the operator's site configuration, 13 are inferred because the terms do not list North Carolina, 55 come from our bulk backfill without a terms citation and 3 reflect site availability with no observed Sweeps Coins program. Of the 2 exclusion records, 1 cites the operator's own terms or rules and 1 comes from our bulk backfill without a terms citation.

Citation as stored

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-306.4 (electronic machines and devices for sweepstakes prohibited).

Primary sources on file

G.S. 14-306.4: Electronic machines and devices for sweepstakes prohibited North Carolina General Assembly (ncleg.gov) · accessed Jun 10, 2026

Method

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North Carolina questions

Are sweepstakes casinos legal in North Carolina?

We have found no state law that explicitly prohibits sweepstakes casinos here. That is an absence of a tracked prohibition, not an affirmative authorization. Authority: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-306.4.

Which operators accept North Carolina players?

119 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as accepting North Carolina players, and 13 of those are rated trusted. 2 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as not accepting North Carolina players, and 1 of those records cites the operator's own terms. The leaderboard filtered to North Carolina lists every one. Leaderboard filtered to North Carolina →

This page is information, not legal advice. Laws and thresholds change quickly, so confirm with the operator and your state attorney general before depositing, or consult a lawyer. Last verified June 11, 2026. Send a correction.