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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 7 - North Carolina State Lottery Fund. › § 18C-160 - North Carolina State Lottery Fund.

§ 18C-160. North Carolina State Lottery Fund.
An enterprise fund, to be known as the North Carolina State Lottery Fund, is created within the State treasury. The North Carolina State Lottery Fund is appropriated to the Commission and may be expended without further action of the General Assembly for the purposes of operating the Commission and the lottery games. (2005-344, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 7 - North Carolina State Lottery Fund. › § 18C-161 - Types of income to the North Carolina State Lottery Fund.

§ 18C-161. Types of income to the North Carolina State Lottery Fund.
The following revenues shall be deposited in the North Carolina State Lottery Fund:
(1) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares.
(2) The funds for initial start-up costs provided by the State.
(3) All other funds credited or appropriated to the Commission from any source, except as provided in Articles 9 and 10 of this Chapter.
(4) Interest earned by the North Carolina State Lottery Fund. (2005-344, s. 1; 2023-42, s. 4(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 7 - North Carolina State Lottery Fund. › § 18C-162 - Allocation of revenues.

§ 18C-162. Allocation of revenues.
(a) The Commission shall allocate revenues to the North Carolina State Lottery Fund in order to increase and maximize the available revenues for education purposes, and to the extent practicable, shall adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) At least fifty percent (50%) of the total annual revenues, as described in this Chapter, shall be returned to the public in the form of prizes.
(2) At least thirty-eight percent (38%) of the total annual revenues, as described in this Chapter, shall be transferred as provided in G.S. 18C-164.
(3) No more than five percent (5%) of the total annual revenues, as described in this Chapter, shall be allocated for payment of expenses of the Lottery.
(4) No more than seven percent (7%) of the face value of tickets or shares, as described in this Chapter, shall be allocated for compensation paid to lottery game retailers.
(b) To the extent that the expenses of the Commission are less than eight percent (8%) of total annual revenues, the Commission may allocate any surplus funds:
(1) To increase prize payments; or
(2) To the benefit of the public purposes as described in this Chapter.
(c) Unclaimed prize money shall be held separate and apart from the other revenues and allocated as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) to enhance prizes under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(2) Fifty percent (50%) to the Education Lottery Fund to be allocated in accordance with G.S. 18C-164(c). (2005-344, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 31.1(r); 2007-323, s. 5.2(c); 2009-357, s. 12; 2021-180, s. 4.3(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 7 - North Carolina State Lottery Fund. › § 18C-163 - Expenses of the Lottery.

§ 18C-163. Expenses of the Lottery.
(a) Expenses of the Lottery may include any of the following:
(1) The costs incurred in operating and administering the Commission, including initial start-up costs.
(2) The costs resulting from any contracts entered into for the purchase or lease of goods or services required by the Commission.
(3) A transfer of one million dollars ($1,000,000) annually to the Department of Health and Human Services for gambling addiction education and treatment programs.
(4) The costs of supplies, materials, tickets, independent studies and audits, data transmission, advertising, promotion, incentives, public relations, communications, bonding for lottery game retailers, printing, and distribution of tickets and shares.
(5) The costs of reimbursing other governmental entities for services provided to the Commission.
(6) The costs for any other goods and services needed to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter.
(b) Expenses of the lottery shall also include all of the following:
(1) A transfer of two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) annually to the Department of Public Safety, Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, for gambling enforcement activities.
(2) Advertising costs. (2005-344, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 31.1(s); 2015-241, s. 5.2(c); 2017-57, s. 5.3(b); 2019-203, s. 9(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 8 - Miscellaneous. › § 18C-170 - Preemption of local regulation.

§ 18C-170. Preemption of local regulation.
A county or municipality shall not enact any ordinance or regulation relating to the Lottery, and this Chapter preempts all existing county or municipal ordinances or regulations that would impose additional restrictions or requirements in the operation of the Lottery. To the extent that this Chapter conflicts with any local act, this Chapter prevails to the extent of the conflict. (2005-344, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 31.1(t1).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 8 - Miscellaneous. › § 18C-171 - Lawful activity.

§ 18C-171. Lawful activity.
Other than this Chapter, any other public or local law, ordinance, or regulation providing any penalty, restriction, regulation, or prohibition for the manufacture, transportation, storage, distribution, advertising, possession, or sale of any lottery tickets or shares, or for the operation of any lottery game shall not apply to the operation of the Commission or lottery games established by this Chapter where the penalty, restriction, regulation, or prohibition applies only to the Lottery as operated by the North Carolina State Lottery Commission. (2005-344, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 31.1(u).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 8 - Miscellaneous. › § 18C-173 - Limits on compensation increases.

§ 18C-173. Limits on compensation increases.
Notwithstanding G.S. 18C-114(a)(11) and G.S. 18C-120(b)(3), the Lottery Commission, during any fiscal year, may not expend funds for merit and performance-based salary increases in excess of the funds that would have been expended had the Lottery Commission employees received the same across-the-board salary increases granted by the General Assembly to State employees subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act. These merit and performance-based salary increases may be awarded on an aggregated average basis according to rules adopted by the Lottery Commission. (2008-107, s. 26.12A; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 8 - Miscellaneous. › § 18C-174 - Number of regional offices limited.

§ 18C-174. Number of regional offices limited.
The Lottery Commission shall maintain no more than seven regional offices. A regional office may include a claims center, but in no event shall the Lottery Commission maintain more than seven regional offices as provided in this section. (2015-241, s. 5.2(d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 8 - Miscellaneous. › § 18C-175 - Use of public assistance funds.

§ 18C-175. Use of public assistance funds.
The Commission and all lottery game retailers are prohibited from accepting any form of public assistance funds for the purchase of any lottery ticket or participation in any lottery game. (2015-241, s. 5.2(d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-908 - Renewals of licenses.

§ 18C-908. Renewals of licenses.
(a) Any license issued pursuant to this Article shall be valid for five years.
(b) At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a license, the license holder shall submit a renewal application, on a form prescribed by the Commission, including a renewal fee as follows:
(1) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for an interactive sports wagering license.
(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a service provider license.
(3) Thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for a sports wagering supplier license.
(c) The Commission may revoke or deny a license renewal for any of the following reasons:
(1) The same grounds that would constitute denial of an initial application under G.S. 18C-906(g).
(2) A violation of this Article or a pattern of noncompliance with rules or directives promulgated by the Commission.
(3) A violation of Article 2E of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes.
(4) The Commission's previous decision to suspend or impose civil penalties on the licensee.
(d) With respect to interactive sports wagering operators, the Commission may deny a license renewal if the Commission finds good cause that the licensee has materially not complied with the provisions of this Article.
(e) The Commission may, in its discretion, require an annual attestation of compliance from licensees. The Commission shall prescribe the form, method, and deadline of the attestation of compliance. To the extent a licensee identifies any instance of technical or material noncompliance in its annual attestation of compliance, it shall also submit a remedial or mitigation plan for the Commission's consideration. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-909 - Use of proceeds.

§ 18C-909. Use of proceeds.
(a) The Commission shall use the funds remitted to it pursuant to G.S. 105-113.128 and any proceeds from license fees collected under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter to cover expenses in administering this Article. Any proceeds remaining at the end of each fiscal year after payment of expenses of the Commission pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the General Fund, however, the Commission may retain an amount reasonably necessary to cover future expenses of the Commission related to administering the provisions of this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter, the total of which, including the amount authorized to be retained under G.S. 18C-1010(c), may not exceed the total expenses of the Commission related to administering the provisions of this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter during the previous quarter of the fiscal year.
(b) Expenses of the Commission shall include all items listed in G.S. 18C-163. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-912 - Establishment of interactive accounts.

§ 18C-912. Establishment of interactive accounts.
(a) Only a registered player shall be permitted to establish an interactive account with an interactive sports wagering operator. The interactive sports wagering operator is responsible for verifying the identity of the registered player and ensuring that the registered player is at least 21 years of age. The registered player shall be permitted to deposit cash or cash equivalents into the interactive account.
(b) A registered player may not have more than one interactive account with each interactive sports wagering operator.
(c) An interactive account shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be registered in the name of the registered player, who is a natural person.
(2) Be established through the interactive sports wagering operator's sports wagering platform.
(3) Be funded with cash or cash equivalents.
(4) Prohibit the transfer or sale of an account or account balance.
(5) Prohibit the use of any virtual private network or other technology that may obscure or falsify the registered player's physical location.
(6) Prohibit any form of collusion, cheating, or other unlawful activity.
(7) Affirm that the registered player meets all eligibility requirements for registration.
(8) Authorize the provision of notices and other required communications either through a designated mobile or other interface or to an electronic mail address designated by the registered player.
(9) Meet or exceed minimum requirements identified by the Commission, including technical requirements related to data privacy, data security, and sports wagering platform features to support responsible sports wagering.
(d) The interactive sports wagering operator shall put in place sufficient measures to verify the age and identity of the registered player needed to allow the establishment of interactive accounts remotely.
(e) An interactive account held by a registered player in this State may be suspended or terminated by the interactive sports wagering operator under any of the following conditions:
(1) The registered player has provided any false or misleading information in connection with the opening of the account, or has engaged in collusion, cheating, or other unlawful conduct.
(2) The registered player is barred from placing sports wagers in the State.
(3) The registered player is or otherwise becomes ineligible pursuant to this Article.
(4) For any other reason at the sole discretion of the interactive sports wagering operator, provided it is not in violation of federal or State law.
(f) In the event of termination of the interactive account in accordance with this section, the registered player shall be provided timely ability to access and withdraw any funds remaining in the interactive account. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-916 - Civil penalties; suspension and revocation of licenses.

§ 18C-916. Civil penalties; suspension and revocation of licenses.
(a) If the Commission determines that the holder of a license under this Article has violated any provision of this Article, the Commission, with at least 15 days' notice and a hearing, may do either or both of the following:
(1) Suspend or revoke the license.
(2) Impose a monetary penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.
(b) Nonpublic record documents and materials that applicants and licensees submit to the Commission shall become public record if such materials are specifically identified by the Commission as providing a basis for a civil penalty, license suspension, license revocation, or other formal or informal enforcement action undertaken by the Commission against the licensee. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-918 - Criminal penalties.

§ 18C-918. Criminal penalties.
(a) Any person who knowingly offers or engages in sports wagering in violation of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(b) Any person under the age of 21 who engages in sports wagering as defined under this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(c) Any person who knowingly attempts to suborn, collude, or otherwise conspire to influence the outcome of any competition or aspect of any competition that is the subject of sports wagering pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class G felony.
(d) Any applicant for an interactive sports wagering license, a service provider license, or sports wagering supplier license who willfully furnishes, supplies, or otherwise gives false information on the license application shall be guilty of a Class I felony.
(e) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to allow the interactive sports wagering operator or its service providers to be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (c) of this section absent actual notice and knowledge that a person is under age or giving false information. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-922 - Voluntary exclusion program.

§ 18C-922. Voluntary exclusion program.
(a) The Commission shall establish a voluntary exclusion program for any individual to voluntarily exclude themselves from placing sports wagers under this Article and pari-mutuel wagers under Article 10 of this Chapter. Licensees under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter shall use reasonable means to comply with the exclusion of individuals participating in the voluntary exclusion program by the Commission.
(b) The Commission shall adopt rules to establish the voluntary exclusion program, which shall provide for all of the following:
(1) Verification of the individual's request to be placed in the voluntary exclusion program, and for how long, up to and including that individual's lifetime.
(2) How information regarding which individuals are in the voluntary exclusion program is to be disseminated to licensees under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter.
(3) How an individual in the voluntary exclusion program may petition the Commission for removal from the voluntary exclusion program.
(4) The means by which licensees under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter and their agents shall make all reasonable efforts to cease direct marketing efforts to individuals participating in the voluntary exclusion program.
(5) The means by which the Commission shall make available to all licensees under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter and their agents the names of the individuals participating in the voluntary exclusion program, which shall be at least quarterly.
(c) Participation in the voluntary exclusion program shall not preclude licensees under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter and their agents from seeking the payment of a debt accrued by the individual while not participating in the voluntary exclusion program.
(d) The voluntary exclusion program shall be exempt from Chapter 132 of the General Statutes and shall be treated as confidential by each licensee under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter. Licensees under this Article and Article 10 of this Chapter conducting sports wagering or pari-mutuel wagering in another state may share the information provided under this section with its agents and affiliates in other states for excluding individuals participating in the voluntary exclusion program. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-924 - Risk management.

§ 18C-924. Risk management.
The Commission shall adopt rules permitting, but not requiring, interactive sports wagering operators and their service providers to employ systems that offset loss or manage or lay off risk in the operation of sports wagering pursuant to this Article, including through liquidity pools, exchanges, or similar mechanisms in another approved jurisdiction in which the interactive sports wagering operator, service provider, or an affiliate of either or other third party also holds a license or the equivalent, provided that at all times adequate protections are maintained to ensure sufficient funds are available to pay all winnings. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-926 - Places of public accommodation.

§ 18C-926. Places of public accommodation.
(a) Permanent places of public accommodation for the purpose of placing sports wagers may be associated with each sports facility. Each sports facility may partner with one interactive sports wagering operator to provide places of public accommodation.
(b) Permanent places of public accommodation permitted under this section shall be located as follows:
(1) On the property of the sports facility.
(2) No more than one place of public accommodation may be on other property owned or controlled by the owner or operator of the sports facility or an affiliated entity of the owner or operator of the sports facility that is located within a one-half mile radius of a sports facility as defined in G.S. 18C-901(17)a. or G.S. 18C-901(17)c.
(3) No more than one place of public accommodation may be on other property owned or controlled by the owner or operator of the sports facility that is located within a one and one-half mile radius of a sports facility as defined in G.S. 18C-901(17)b.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a place of public accommodation from the provisions of any other law that may be enforceable.
(d) Mobile devices, computer terminals, similar devices, and cashiers used to operate the place of public accommodation shall have the ability to accept cash and cash equivalents and to distribute cash or cash equivalents. Only a cashier may distribute cash or cash equivalents at a place of public accommodation. All cashiers that accept or distribute cash or cash equivalents shall be employees of an interactive sports wagering operator.
(e) A place of public accommodation under this section may be advertised by the owner or operator of the sports facility. Such advertisements shall comply with the requirements listed in G.S. 18C-910(e).
(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (c) of this section, if a permanent place of public accommodation is not located at the sports facility as defined in G.S. 18C-901(17)b. that hosts the professional golf tournament, no more than one temporary place of public accommodation may be established at the sports facility as defined in G.S. 18C-901(17)b. during the professional golf tournament. The temporary place of public accommodation need not comply with local ordinances under Chapter 160D of the General Statutes. For purposes of this subsection, "temporary" shall mean opening no more than five calendar days prior to the professional golf tournament and closing no later than five calendar days after the professional golf tournament.
(g) The Commission may adopt rules as necessary governing the placement of any place of public accommodation on the property of a sports facility. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 9 - Sports Wagering. › § 18C-928 - Compliance with federal law; Indian gaming.

§ 18C-928. Compliance with federal law; Indian gaming.
(a) Consistent with the intent of the United States Congress as articulated in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. § 5361 et seq.), the intermediate routing of electronic data relating to intrastate sports wagering authorized under this Article shall not determine the location or locations in which such sports wagers are initiated and received.
(b) All activities authorized by this Article shall be deemed to be conducted solely under the authority of this Article and not under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.
(c) A tribal gaming enterprise shall be deemed a licensed interactive sports wagering operator upon the occurrence of all of the following:
(1) Submission of a completed application to the Commission.
(2) Agreement by the tribal gaming enterprise, in a form as prescribed by the Commission, to all of the following:
a. Adherence to the requirements of this Article and to the regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to sports wagering.
b. Submission to the Commission's enforcement of this Article and any implementation of the rules, including waiver of any applicable tribal sovereign immunity for the sole and limited purpose of such enforcement.
c. Adherence to the requirements of Article 2E of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes.
d. Not offering or conducting any interactive gambling other than the sports wagering authorized by this Article unless specifically otherwise authorized by law.
e. Location of any server or other information technology equipment directly related to the placing of sports wagers that is used by the tribal gaming enterprise and its agents to accept sports wagering authorized by this Article on land that is not Indian lands. Upon request, make accessible any server or other information technology equipment directly related to the placing of sports wagers by the Commission, the Department of Revenue, and State law enforcement. The location of all other technology and servers used by a tribal gaming enterprise in connection with sports wagering authorized by this Article shall be approved by the Commission.
(d) Any federally recognized tribe, or business entity owned or controlled by the tribe, that is deemed an interactive sports wagering operator under this Article shall include authorization for any technology and sports wagering brand partners of the tribe or the business entity owned or controlled by the tribe, subject to compliance with the terms of this Article by the technology and sports wagering brand partners. A tribal gaming enterprise deemed an interactive sports wagering operator under this section shall not count toward the total number of authorized interactive sports wagering operators in this State in accordance with G.S. 18C-904. (2023-42, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 10 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering. › § 18C-1001 - Definitions.

§ 18C-1001. Definitions.
As used in this Article, the following definitions apply:
(1) Advance deposit account wager or advance deposit account wagering. – A pari-mutuel wager on horse races in accordance with 15 U.S.C. Chapter 57 and the rules adopted by the Commission.
(2) ADW licensee. – Any person or entity licensed by the Commission in accordance with this Article.
(3) Pari-mutuel wager or pari-mutuel wagering. – A form of wagering on the outcome of horse races, whether live or simulcast, in which wagers are made on one or more horses and all wagers are pooled and held by the host of the race or the ADW licensee for distribution.
(4) Simulcast. – The telecast of live audio and visual signals of horse races at a simulcast facility for the purpose of pari-mutuel wagering.
(5) Simulcast facility. – Any facility approved by the Commission to simulcast horse racing and conduct pari-mutuel wagering through an ADW licensee. (2023-42, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 10 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering. › § 18C-1010 - Annual fee for ADW licensees.

§ 18C-1010. Annual fee for ADW licensees.
(a) Each ADW licensee shall pay an annual fee to the Commission in order to maintain their license. The fee is one percent (1%) of the total pari-mutuel wagers placed by residents of this State accepted by the ADW licensee in the applicable year.
(b) The fee shall be paid within four calendar weeks of the close of the ADW licensee's fiscal or calendar year. The ADW licensee shall designate whether the annual fee required under this section is payable on a fiscal year basis or a calendar year basis at the time the ADW licensee applies for a license under G.S. 18C-1005. Once made, the designation is irrevocable during the term of the license.
(c) The proceeds of any application fees and annual fees collected under this Article shall be used to offset the cost of administering the provisions of this Article and Article 9 of this Chapter. Any proceeds remaining at the end of each fiscal year after payment of expenses of the Commission pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the General Fund, however, the Commission may retain an amount reasonably necessary to cover future expenses of the Commission related to administering the provisions of this Article and Article 9 of this Chapter, the total of which, including the amount authorized to be retained under G.S. 18C-909, may not exceed the total expenses of the Commission related to administering the provisions of this Article and Article 9 of this Chapter during the previous quarter of the fiscal year.
(d) The Commission may suspend or revoke the license of an ADW licensee for failure to timely pay the annual fee required under this section. (2023-42, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 10 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering. › § 18C-1015 - Wagering.

§ 18C-1015. Wagering.
(a) An individual resident of this State desiring to place pari-mutuel wagers shall establish an account with an ADW licensee for that purpose. The ADW licensee is responsible for verifying the identity of the individual and ensuring that the individual is at least 21 years of age.
(b) The following are prohibited from engaging in pari-mutuel wagering under this Article:
(1) Any person under the age of 21.
(2) Any person who has been adjudicated by law as prohibited from engaging in pari-mutuel wagering.
(3) Any member or employee of the Commission. The Commission shall provide a list of individuals subject to this subdivision to each ADW licensee at least quarterly.
(4) Any person who has requested and not revoked a voluntary exclusion designation from sports wagering pursuant to G.S. 18C-922. Participation in the voluntary exclusion program shall not preclude an ADW licensee and its agents from seeking the payment of a debt accrued by the individual while not participating in the voluntary exclusion program.
(c) An ADW licensee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any prohibited person under this section is prevented from placing a pari-mutuel wager with the ADW licensee.
(d) Any member of the Commission determined to have placed a pari-mutuel wager with an ADW licensee shall be deemed to have resigned from the Commission as of the time the pari-mutuel wager is placed. Any employee of the Commission determined to have placed a pari-mutuel wager with an ADW licensee is subject to disciplinary action.
(e) This Article does not authorize non-pari-mutuel wagering on the outcome of live, simulcast, or any other horse races.
(f) The ADW licensee and their agents shall ensure that all advertisements and marketing of advance deposit account wagering meet all of the following requirements:
(1) It does not target persons under the age of 21.
(2) It discloses the identity of the ADW licensee.
(3) It provides information about or links to resources related to gambling addiction and prevention.
(4) It is not misleading to a reasonable person.
(5) It satisfies the rules and requirements promulgated by the Commission. (2023-42, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 10 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering. › § 18C-1020 - Criminal penalties.

§ 18C-1020. Criminal penalties.
(a) Any person who knowingly offers or engages in pari-mutuel wagering in violation of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(b) Any person under the age of 21 who engages in pari-mutuel wagering as defined under this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(c) Any person who knowingly attempts to suborn, collude, or otherwise conspire to influence the outcome of any competition or aspect of any competition that is the subject of pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class G felony.
(d) Any person applying to become an ADW licensee who willfully furnishes, supplies, or otherwise gives false information on the license application shall be guilty of a Class I felony.
(e) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to allow the ADW licensee to be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (c) of this section absent actual notice and knowledge that a person is under age or giving false information. (2023-42, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery › Article 10 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering. › § 18C-1025 - Rulemaking.

§ 18C-1025. Rulemaking.
(a) The Commission shall adopt rules governing the conduct of horse racing in this State, which shall include rules regarding play of wagers on simulcast horse races. In adopting rules, the Commission shall consult the State Veterinarian regarding safety of horses.
(b) When adopting rules, the Commission shall provide guidance on the issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license provided under this Article, on the operation of advance deposit account wagering by ADW licensees, and on the requirements for simulcast facilities. (2023-42, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-1 - What are nuisances under this Chapter.

§ 19-1. What are nuisances under this Chapter.
(a) The erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership or leasing of any building or place for the purpose of assignation, prostitution, gambling, illegal possession or sale of alcoholic beverages, illegal possession or sale of controlled substances as defined in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, or illegal possession or sale of obscene or lewd matter, as defined in this Chapter, shall constitute a nuisance. The activity sought to be abated need not be the sole purpose of the building or place in order for it to constitute a nuisance under this Chapter.
(b) The erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership or leasing of any building or place wherein or whereon are carried on, conducted, or permitted repeated acts which create and constitute a breach of the peace shall constitute a nuisance.
(b1) The erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership or leasing of any building or place wherein or whereon are carried on, conducted, or permitted repeated activities or conditions which violate a local ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses so as to contribute to adverse secondary impacts shall constitute a nuisance.
(b2) The erection, establishment, continuance, maintenance, use, ownership, or leasing of any building or place for the purpose of carrying on, conducting, or engaging in any activities in violation of G.S. 14-72.7.
(c) The building, place, vehicle, or the ground itself, in or upon which a nuisance as defined in subsection (a), (b), or (b1) of this section is carried on, and the furniture, fixtures, and contents, are also declared a nuisance, and shall be enjoined and abated as hereinafter provided.
(d) No nuisance action under this Article may be brought against a place or business which is subject to regulation under Chapter 18B of the General Statutes when the basis for the action constitutes a violation of laws or regulations under that Chapter pertaining to the possession or sale of alcoholic beverages. (Pub. Loc. 1913, c. 761, s. 25; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3180; 1949, c. 1164; 1967, c. 142; 1971, c. 655; 1977, c. 819, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1998-46, s. 7; 1999-371, s. 1; 2007-178, s. 3; 2013-229, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-1.2 - Types of nuisances.

§ 19-1.2. Types of nuisances.
The following are declared to be nuisances wherein obscene or lewd matter or other conduct prohibited in G.S. 19-1(a) is involved:
(1) Any and every place in the State where lewd films are publicly exhibited as a predominant and regular course of business, or possessed for the purpose of such exhibition;
(2) Any and every place in the State where a lewd film is publicly and repeatedly exhibited, or possessed for the purpose of such exhibition;
(3) Any and every lewd film which is publicly exhibited, or possessed for such purpose at a place which is a nuisance under this Article;
(4) Any and every place of business in the State in which lewd publications constitute a principal or substantial part of the stock in trade;
(5) Any and every lewd publication possessed at a place which is a nuisance under this Article;
(6) Every place which, as a regular course of business, is used for the purposes of lewdness, assignation, gambling, the illegal possession or sale of alcoholic beverages, the illegal possession or sale of controlled substances as defined in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, or prostitution, and every such place in or upon which acts of lewdness, assignation, gambling, the illegal possession or sale of alcoholic beverages, the illegal possession or sale of controlled substances as defined in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, or prostitution, are held or occur. (1977, c. 819, s. 3; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1999-371, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-1.3 - Personal property as a nuisance; knowledge of nuisance.

§ 19-1.3. Personal property as a nuisance; knowledge of nuisance.
The following are also declared to be nuisances, as personal property used in conducting and maintaining a nuisance under this Chapter:
(1) All moneys paid as admission price to the exhibition of any lewd film found to be a nuisance;
(2) All valuable consideration received for the sale of any lewd publication which is found to be a nuisance;
(3) All money or other valuable consideration, vehicles, conveyances, or other property received or used in gambling, prostitution, the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages or the illegal sale of substances proscribed under the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, as well as the furniture and movable contents of a place used in connection with such prohibited conduct.
From and after service of a copy of the notice of hearing of the application for a preliminary injunction, provided for in G.S. 19-2.4 upon the place, or its manager, or acting manager, or person then in charge, all such parties are deemed to have knowledge of the contents of the restraining order and the use of the place occurring thereafter. Where the circumstantial proof warrants a determination that a person had knowledge of the nuisance prior to such service of process, the court may make such finding. (1977, c. 819, s. 3; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1999-371, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-1.4 - Liability of successive owners for continuing nuisance.

§ 19-1.4. Liability of successive owners for continuing nuisance.
After notice of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction, every successive owner of property who neglects to abate a continuing nuisance upon, or in the use of such property, created by a former owner, is liable therefor in the same manner as the one who first created it. (1977, c. 819, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-1.5 - Abatement does not preclude action.

§ 19-1.5. Abatement does not preclude action.
The abatement of a nuisance does not prejudice the right of any person to recover damages for its past existence. (1977, c. 819, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-2.1 - Action for abatement; injunction.

§ 19-2.1. Action for abatement; injunction.
Wherever a nuisance is kept, maintained, or exists, as defined in this Article, the Attorney General, district attorney, county, municipality, or any private citizen of the county may maintain a civil action in the name of the State of North Carolina to abate a nuisance under this Chapter, perpetually to enjoin all persons from maintaining the same, and to enjoin the use of any structure or thing adjudged to be a nuisance under this Chapter; provided, however, that no private citizen may maintain such action where the alleged nuisance involves the illegal possession or sale of obscene or lewd matter.
Upon request from the Attorney General, district attorney, county or municipality, including the sheriff or chief of police of any county or municipality, the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety or any other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction may investigate alleged public nuisances and make recommendations regarding actions to abate the public nuisances.
If an action is instituted by a private person, the complainant shall execute a bond prior to the issuance of a restraining order or a temporary injunction, with good and sufficient surety to be approved by the court or clerk thereof, in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), to secure to the party enjoined the damages he may sustain if such action is wrongfully brought, not prosecuted to final judgment, or is dismissed, or is not maintained, or if it is finally decided that the temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction ought not to have been granted. The party enjoined shall have recourse against said bond for all damages suffered, including damages to his property, person, or character and including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by him in making defense to said action. No bond shall be required of the prosecuting attorney, the Attorney General, county, or municipality, and no action shall be maintained against any public official or public entity, their employees, or agents for investigating or maintaining an action for abatement of a nuisance under the provisions of this Chapter. (1977, c. 819, s. 4; 1995, c. 528, s. 1; 1999-371, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (n); 2014-100, s. 17.1(xxx); 2019-203, s. 9(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-2.2 - Pleadings; jurisdiction; venue; application for preliminary injunction.

§ 19-2.2. Pleadings; jurisdiction; venue; application for preliminary injunction.
The action, provided for in this Chapter, shall be brought in the superior court of the county in which the property is located. Such action shall be commenced by the filing of a verified complaint alleging the facts constituting the nuisance. After the filing of said complaint, application for a preliminary injunction may be made to the court in which the action is filed which court shall grant a hearing within 10 days after the filing of said application. (1977, c. 819, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-2.3 - Temporary order restraining removal of personal property from premises; service; punishment.

§ 19-2.3. Temporary order restraining removal of personal property from premises; service; punishment.
Where such application for a preliminary injunction is made, the court may, on application of the complainant showing good cause, issue an ex parte temporary restraining order in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, Rule 65(b), preserving the status quo and restraining the defendant and all other persons from removing or in any manner interfering with any evidence specifically described, or in any manner removing or interfering with the personal property and contents of the place where such nuisance is alleged to exist, until the decision of the court granting or refusing such preliminary injunction and until further order of the court thereon. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to allow the prior restraint of the distribution of any matter or the sale of the stock in trade, but an inventory and full accounting of all business transactions involving alleged obscene or lewd matter thereafter shall be required. The inventory provisions provided by this section shall not apply to nuisances occurring at a private dwelling place unless the court finds the private dwelling place is used for profit.
Any person, firm, or corporation enjoined pursuant to this section may file with the court a motion to dissolve any temporary restraining order. Such a motion shall be heard within 24 hours of the time a copy of the motion is served on the complaining party, or on the next day the superior courts are open in the district, whichever is later. At such hearing the complaining party shall have the burden of showing why the restraining order should be continued.
In the event a temporary restraining order is issued, it may be served in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4, or may be served by handing to and leaving a copy of such order with any person in charge of such place or residing therein, or by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place at or upon one or more of the principal doors or entrances to such place, or by such service under said Rule 4, delivery and posting. The officer serving such temporary restraining order shall forthwith enter upon the property and make and return into court an inventory of the personal property and contents situated in and used in conducting or maintaining such nuisance.
Any violation of such temporary restraining order is a contempt of court, and where such order is posted, mutilation or removal thereof, while the same remains in force, is a contempt of court, provided such posted order contains therein a notice to that effect. (1977, c. 819, s. 4; 1999-371, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-2.4 - Notice of hearing on preliminary injunction; consolidation.

§ 19-2.4. Notice of hearing on preliminary injunction; consolidation.
A copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing of the application for a preliminary injunction, shall be served upon the defendant at least five days before such hearing. The place may also be served by posting such papers in the same manner as is provided for in G.S. 19-2.3 in the case of a temporary restraining order. If the hearing is then continued at the instance of any defendant, the temporary restraining order may be continued as a matter of course until the hearing.
Before or after the commencement of the hearing of an application for a preliminary injunction, the court, on application of either of the parties or on its own motion, may order the trial of the action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing on the application for the preliminary injunction; provided, however, the defendant shall be entitled to a jury trial if requested. (1977, c. 819, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-2.5 - Hearing on the preliminary injunction; issuance.

§ 19-2.5. Hearing on the preliminary injunction; issuance.
If upon hearing, the allegations of the complaint are sustained to the satisfaction of the court, the court shall issue a preliminary injunction restraining the defendant and any other person from continuing the nuisance and effectually enjoining its use thereafter for the purpose of conducting any such nuisance. The court may, in its discretion, order the closure of the property pending trial on the merits. (1977, c. 819, s. 4; 1999-371, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 19 - Offenses Against Public Morals › Article 1 - Abatement of Nuisances. › § 19-3 - Priority of action; evidence.

§ 19-3. Priority of action; evidence.
(a) The action provided for in this Chapter shall be set down for trial at the first term of the court and shall have precedence over all other cases except crimes, election contests, or injunctions.
(b) In such action, an admission or finding of guilt of any person under the criminal laws against lewdness, assignation, prostitution, gambling, breaches of the peace, the illegal possession or sale of alcoholic beverages, or the illegal possession or sale of substances proscribed by the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, at any such place, is admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of said nuisance, and is evidence of such nuisance and of knowledge of, and of acquiescence and participation therein, on the part of the person charged with maintaining said nuisance.
(c) At all hearings upon the merits, evidence of the general reputation of the building or place constituting the alleged nuisance, of the inmates thereof, and of those resorting thereto, is admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of such nuisance. (Pub. Loc. 1913, c. 761, s. 27; 1919, c. 288; C.S., s. 3182; 1971, c. 528, s. 6; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; 1977, c. 819, s. 5; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1999-371, s. 8.)