North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1171: Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act to prohibit gambling in prediction markets.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT GAMBLING IN PREDICTION MARKETS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 14-292 reads as rewritten: "§ 14-292. Gambling. (a) Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in Part 2 or Part 4 of this Article, any a person or organization that operates any game of chance or any a person who that plays at or bets on any game of chance at which any money, property property, or other thing of value is bet, whether the same be in stake or not, shall be is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. This section shall does not apply to a person who that plays at or bets on any a lottery game being lawfully conducted in any state. (b) This section applies to any physical location in this State or any online market or platform offered to residents of this State, including a prediction market. In this section, "prediction market" means a market or platform where a person can bet on the outcome of a future event." SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2026, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. SECTION 2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Lottery Commission the sum of ten thousand …
Sponsors
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61) · primary sponsor
- Morey, Marcia (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Butler, Deb (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Cohn, Bryan (D, 32)
- Cook, Amanda P. (D, 60)
- Logan, Carolyn G. (D, 101)
- Turner, Brian (D, 116)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: SECURITIES, BUDGETING, INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS, LOTTERY COMN., GAMING, LOTTERY
Common questions
- What is H1171?
- H1171 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.
- What does H1171 do?
- In its own words: An act to prohibit gambling in prediction markets.
- What is the status of H1171?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1171?
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1171?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1171
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.