North Carolina Lawmakers Attempting to Ban College Prop Bets
By Robert Linnehan in Sports Betting News
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- A new bipartisan bill aims to prohibit college prop bets in the state
- The legislation also calls for in-person sportsbooks at a facility hosting a college sports event to not be open eight hours before or during event
- This is the second attempt to ban college prop bets in the state
North Carolina lawmakers are again focusing on the potential ban of all college prop bets in the state.
A bipartisan bill introduced by House Speaker Pro Tempore Mitchell S. Setzer (R-89) calls for the ban of all college player prop bets in the Tar Heel State. HB 828 also prohibits in-person sportsbooks in a facility hosting a college sports event to be open eight hours before or during the event to customers.
This is the second bill proposed to eliminate college player prop bets in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Hopes to Prohibit College Prop Betting
Setzer’s bill, HB 828, calls for the prohibition of all college prop bets in the state.
The legislation calls for a ban on any “wager on an individual action, statistic, occurrence, or nonoccurrence to be determined during a sporting event and includes any such action, statistic, occurrence, or nonoccurrence that does not directly affect the final outcome of the sports event to which it relates.”
This is the second piece of introduced legislation attempting to ban collegiate prop bets since North Carolina launched sports betting in March 2024. Rep. Marcia Morey (D-30) introduced a bill in April 2024 to prohibit college player prop betting.
Setzer’s bill will prohibit betting on any college props in the state, not just college player props. It will also prohibit prop bets on amateur sports.
If approved, the bill will go into effect on July 1, 2025.
Setzer’s bill will also set limitations on when an in-person sportsbook can be open if it’s housed in a facility that hosts a collegiate sporting event. His bill prohibits such a sportsbook from being open eight hours before its facility hosts a collegiate sporting event, or during said event.
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NCAA Calls For Nationwide Ban
Last year, NCAA President Charlie Baker announced the NCAA would contact officials across the country to remove college player prop bets from all betting markets.
“Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading to student-athletes and professional athletes getting harassed,” Baker said.
In total, 18 states have in-place bans on college player prop betting.
Regulatory Writer and Editor
Robert Linnehan covers all regulatory developments in online gambling and sports betting. He specializes in U.S. sports betting news along with casino regulation news as one of the most trusted sources in the country.
