Starting Monday, sports enthusiasts in the state can now place bets legally through eight operators: All of these operators include features that users can enable to participate in responsible gaming.
On most sites, users can simply go to their main account page and look for the tab labeled “Responsible Gaming.”
This feature allows users to set limits on deposits, wages, and hours. Once a user reaches the limit, they will not be able to place any more bets.
Sites like FanDuel and Fanatics also offer a “reality check” feature. When enabled, it tracks user activity and alerts you when a user stays on your site for 15 or 30 consecutive minutes.
The North Carolina Lottery Commission also has a voluntary self-exclusion program through the North Carolina Problem Gambling Program.
North Carolinians seeking assistance can fill out a form that voluntarily excludes them from sports and pari-mutuel wagering for a period of time. Licensed businesses in the state will then freeze their existing accounts and will not be able to create new accounts during that period.
NCPGP is funded solely by the North Carolina Education Lottery. To date, the program has received a total of $3 million in funding, of which $2 million was recently allocated to the new launch of sports betting.
This program provides services to help North Carolinians reduce their gambling or stop problem gambling altogether.
According to the NCPGP, signs of problem gambling include:
- Use sports betting to relieve stress and depression
- Increase in time and money spent gambling
- Obsessions and irritability when trying to refrain from or quit gambling
- Bet on credits or money allocated to other things
- Chasing losses (gambling to recover money lost through gambling)
- Lying or keeping secrets about gambling
- Attempts to reduce will not succeed
- Only talk about winning, never about losing
Problem gambling support services are available throughout the state by dialing 1-800-GAMBLER.
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