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ALE is responsible for enforcing the state bingo laws to prevent commercialized gambling. A bingo game is a specific game of chance and is legal only if the charitable organization has a current Charitable Bingo License. ALE's Bingo Administrator is responsible for licensing and overseeing the charitable organizations' operations and making sure they are in compliance with the state's administrative bingo laws, including internal audits as needed.

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During 2014, ALE's Bingo Licensing Section issued over 200 licenses. This section is statutorily required to monitor all licensed bingo operations to ensure compliance with the law and to conduct annual audits of financial records. Based on available data, these organizations report nearly $15 million in gross receipts annually.

Bingo complaints from the public are processed through ALE and distributed to the appropriate ALE District Office for investigation. In 2014, ALE Special Agents and the Bingo Administrator received and investigated more than 100 complaints from the general public and other law enforcement agencies.

North Carolina Gambling and Lotteries Laws Lotteries, casinos, race tracks, and other games of chance often are proposed as ways to raise tax revenue for the state, with varying results. North Carolina runs. North Carolina Betting Laws In July 2019, the state legalized sports betting and bettors are now allowed to place bets in state-licensed casinos. Betting on professional and collegiate sports is completely.

Non-Profit Bingo

The types of organizations that are eligible for a Charitable Bingo License are bona-fide non-profit charitable, civic, religious, fraternal, patriotic, veteran, volunteer fire departments or volunteer rescue squads, or property owners' associations. These non-profits must apply to the ALE Bingo Licensing Section for a license to operate a charitable bingo game and pay an annual $200 nonrefundable fee.

Licensed non-profit agencies are allowed to operate no more than twice a week with games being 48 hours apart and no longer than five hours per session. Alcohol may not be sold during these sessions.

Beach Bingo

Beach bingo games may lawfully be played for prizes of $10.00 or less, or merchandise that is not redeemable for cash and has a value of $10.00 or less. As of October 1, 2016, an annual license is required to operate a beach bingo business within North Carolina. Click here for Beach Bingo locations in North Carolina.

Bingo Reporting Forms

• Annual Audit Report for Non-Profit Bingo INSTRUCTIONS (PDF)
• Application for Exempt Organization License to Operate Bingo Games PDF Word
• Annual Audit Report of Bingo PDF Excel
• Bingo Session Report PDF Excel
• Separate Account Disbursement Summary (Prizes) PDF Excel
• Separate Account Disbursement Summary (Expenses) PDF Excel
• Application for Exempt Organization Special Occasion Permit to Operate a Bingo Game PDF Word
• Application for Beach Bingo License PDF Word

Casinos In Nc And Sc

Bingo Laws

• 2012 North Carolina General Statutes related to bingo (PDF)
• 2016 North Carolina General Statutes related to beach bingo (PDF)

Is Online Poker / Gambling Legal in North Carolina?

North Carolina is one of many southern states which take a dim view of gambling. Most jurisdictions in the deep south have harsh anti-gambling laws. Mississippi and Louisiana cut out exceptions for casino gambling along the rivers and seaside, while Kentucky (and others) have sizable parimutuel gambling establishments. Despite being considered a little more progressive than neighboring states and having the Research Triangle of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, little indicates North Carolina has a permissive attitude towards gambling.

North Carolina gambling laws are enforced with a strict eye towards organized gaming activity like slot machines, video poker, racing bets, and lotteries besides the official state lottery. North Carolina law enforcement also focuses on what are called 'Monta Carlo Nights', which is one of a half-dozen names these events have throughout the USA. Also known as millionaire parties or Las Vegas nights, these are poker events organized by companies, undocumented nonprofits, and other organizations who don't have a license for gambling.

In North Carolina, law enforcement of gaming statutes is handled by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. The specific office which handles enforcement is the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the DPS. These agents are sometimes known by the acronym 'ALE'.

Playing Poker & North Carolina Law

We know North Carolina's gambling law is fairly severe in general, but what about poker? Are there ways that poker players can participate in cash games and tournaments for real money while still staying within the boundaries of North Carolina law?

Our first goal is to determine whether or not North Carolina considers poker to be a form of gambling. The definition for gambling employed by North Carolina, found in Section 14-292, focuses on 'games of chance.' What the definition does not provide is any additional standards for separating games of skill from games of chance.

While this sounds like good news for poker players, many of whom would assert that poker is not a game of chance, law enforcement in North Carolina has been quite active in raiding 'illegal' poker games. The position of the state, then, is that - despite the lack of clarity in state law - poker is to be considered gambling in North Carolina.

Given that fact, poker played for real money is only legal when it occurs in ways specifically permitted by North Carolina law. The major exception: Regulated casinos like Harrah's Cherokee are free to run poker rooms.

What about social gambling? States such as New York and California have carve-outs for private poker games conducted among friends, but North Carolina law has no such provision. Home poker games are an apparent violation of state law regarding gambling.

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As for charitable poker, that's a tougher answer to come by. The state has sent conflicting signals about the legality of charity poker games in North Carolina. And while some forms of charitable gambling are clearly legal, poker apparently exists in a bit of a gray area. If you have any questions about the legality of a charitable poker game, your best course of action is to contact the NC Dept. of Public Safety, which is the agency responsible for charitable gambling.

North Carolina Slot Machines and Video Poker Machines

The Tarheel State's slot machine laws are strict and wide reaching. Special distinctions are made not just for owning and operating slot machines, or even for manufacturing these devices. People also face penalties for the possession, storage, transport, or even giving away of slot machines. If a person in North Carolina does almost anything involving the slots, they are subject to fines or jail time.

Video poker machines get similar treatment. A set of 2007 laws make all forms of video poker gaming illegal inside North Carolina. The definition lawmakers give to 'video poker' is large by any standards. This includes video bingo, video keno, video lotto, playing cards, video craps, pot-of-gold games, and eight liners. Obviously, traditional video poker games are outlawed, but so are video games involving any chance matching of numbers, words, symbols, or pictures. If these games involve 'the random' or do not depend on the dexterity and skills of the players involved, these are illegal. One exception is the fact these video gaming machines require payment for activation, so it appears to read that free games are legal.

More NC Gambling Laws Banned

Beyond slots, video poker, banned lotteries, the North Carolina DPS, and poker nights, other forms of casino gambling are banned. While North Carolina has no current law which outlaws online gambling, North Carolina is one of those on the short list of US states which might one day attempt a ban on Internet gaming in their state. Southern states tend to give additional power to governments to enforce laws against immoral behavior and North Carolina is no different.

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North Carolina Native American Casinos

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So you might think North Carolina is totally 'anti-gambling'. That isn't entirely the case, though the only permitted gambling halls are two Indian casinos associated with the Cherokee Nation. The first of these is Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Hotel in Cherokee, North Carolina, which can be reached at 1800-427-7247. The second Indian casino is the Cherokee Tribal Bingo hall, which is also in Cherokee. This establishment can be reached at 828-497-4320.

State Lottery Information

North Carolina's state lottery is called an 'education lottery'. This means the money is earmarked for educational spending, which is a common way to convince the electorate that some form of gambling isn't immoral. The North Carolina Education Lottery is a member state in both in the Powerball lottery and Mega Millions lottery. Among the local games offered by their state lottery are Carolina Cash 5, Pick 4, and Pick 3.

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