North Carolina Online Sports Betting is Live

The Tar Heel State has finally joined the online sports betting world, with some of the industry's heavy hitters among the sportsbooks North Carolinans can now add to their mobile devices.

James Bisson

Last updated: March 11, 2024 12:39 PM EDT • 2 min read

Nothing could be finer for sports bettors clamoring to make legal online wagers in the Tar Heel State.

North Carolina sports betting has taken a significant step forward with the official launch of mobile wagering. The state finally welcomed in the best North Carolina sports betting apps Monday at noon local time, with eight betting sites kicking things off on Day 1.

Sports bettors in the state, which carries an estimated 2023 population of 10.8 million (ninth-most in the U.S.), aren't expected to waste any time colleting the top available North Carolina sportsbook promos, with every major sportsbook offering some sort of welcome bonus.

🚀 Online sports betting launch date	Mar. 11, 2024
➡️ Legal betting age	21+
🔔 NC regulator	Tribal Gaming Comm.
📱 Online sports betting & licenses	Currently 8 legal sportsbooks (max. 12)
📚 Current legal sportsbooks	bet365, BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics, FanDuel, Underdog Sports
✅ Approved betting options	Online & retail (3 locations) sports betting, horse racing, daily fantasy sports (DFS)
❌ Illegal betting options	Online casino games, online poker, politics, eSports
🌎 Population	10.5 million

Retail sports betting has been legal in North Carolina since March 18, 2021, but it’s taken nearly three years to move to online sports betting. Gov. Roy Cooper signed HB 347 into law on March 11, 2023, officially legalizing online sports betting in North Carolina.

The legislation allows up to 12 online sports betting licenses and up to eight retail licenses, with many of our best sportsbooks securing licenses to operate in the Tar Heel State.

Cooper made his first official legal online wager a memorable one, taking the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.

Written By:
James Bisson

James Bisson is the Editor-in-Chief of Sportsbook Review. He has been a writer, reporter and editor for more than 20 years, including a nine-year stint with The Canadian Press and more than five years at theScore. He has covered dozens of marquee events including the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006 Stanley Cup final and Wrestlemania 23, and his work has appeared in more than 200 publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Yahoo! Sports, the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. His book, “100 Greatest Canadian Sports Moments”, was a hardcover best-seller in Canada in 2008 and earned him appearances on CBC Radio and Canada AM. He has written more than 50 sportsbook reviews, more than 200 industry news articles and dozens of other sportsbook-related content articles. A graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), James has been an avid bettor since the early 2000s, and cites bet365 as his favorite sports betting site due to its superior functionality and quick payouts. His favorite piece of sports betting advice: "Stay in your lane. You're much more likely to have success betting sports you know, and focusing on finding angles and edges there."