Can I use DraftKings or FanDuel in North Carolina?

Yes. Both are licensed in North Carolina, along with BetMGM, theScore Bet, bet365, Fanatics.

Can I use Novig in North Carolina?

Yes. Novig is a CFTC-designated prediction market available in North Carolina to traders 21 and older, and it prices every ACC game.

What about Kalshi and Polymarket?

Both prediction markets operate in North Carolina under the same federal framework as Novig. They quote a probability rather than a line and charge a fee on each fill; this site shows all three side by side with the fee taken out.

What is the minimum age?

Novig requires traders to be 21 or older. Sportsbooks in North Carolina require 21 as well.

Is sports betting legal in North Carolina?

North Carolina has had legal online sports betting since March 11, 2024, with seven licensed apps, and a July 2026 law also recognizes federally regulated prediction markets.

Reviewed 2026-10-10. Laws change; we re-check every state page each month and after any vote.

What North Carolina fans can use today

NovigLive

CFTC-designated prediction market. No vig on pre-game trades. 21+.

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Also licensed: Caesars, which the board does not price.

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Kalshi and Polymarket: federally regulated, a fee on each fill. Priced on the board with the fee removed.

The law in North Carolina, in plain English

The North Carolina Lottery Commission licenses the apps and the minimum age is 21. Unlike Virginia and New York, North Carolina has no carve-out for its own colleges, so Tar Heels, Wolfpack, Blue Devils and Demon Deacons games are all available. The 2026 budget (Senate Bill 257, signed July 7) raises the sportsbook tax from 18% to 23%.

The same budget says a CFTC-registered prediction market may operate lawfully in the state and taxes those platforms 6% of their North Carolina trading-fee revenue starting January 1, 2027. Novig, Kalshi and Polymarket US are all available, so fans across the four campuses can compare a sportsbook's price with Novig's on every game.

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Questions North Carolina fans ask

Is online sports betting legal in North Carolina?: North Carolina has had legal online sports betting since March 11, 2024, with seven licensed apps, and a July 2026 law also recognizes federally regulated prediction markets.
Can I use DraftKings or FanDuel in North Carolina?: Yes. Both are licensed in North Carolina, along with BetMGM, theScore Bet, bet365, Fanatics.
Can I use Novig in North Carolina?: Yes. Novig is a CFTC-designated prediction market available in North Carolina to traders 21 and older, and it prices every ACC game.
What about Kalshi and Polymarket?: Both prediction markets operate in North Carolina under the same federal framework as Novig. They quote a probability rather than a line and charge a fee on each fill; this site shows all three side by side with the fee taken out.
What is the minimum age?: Novig requires traders to be 21 or older. Sportsbooks in North Carolina require 21 as well.

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