Q&A: Who can register for mobile sports betting and how to sign up

The North Carolina Lottery Commission on Thursday announced which operators have been awarded licenses to take online sports bets. The first day for betting is March 11 and registration opened on March 1.
Posted 3/1/2024, 3:52:00 AM Updated 3/3/2024, 12:52:56 PM

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>> 30 MINUTES AGO, PEOPLE IN

NORTH CAROLINA COULD BEGIN

REGISTERING ACCOUNTS WITH ONE

OF 8 LICENSED OPERATORS IN THE

STATE. JOINING ME NOW IS WRAL,

SPORTS INVESTIGATE REPORTER

BRIAN MURPHY TO WALK US THROUGH

THIS PROCESS. RYAN, YOU CAN'T

TURN ON THE TV OR GO THROUGH

SOCIAL MEDIA WITHOUT SEEING

OR HEARING AN AD RIGHT FOR

THESE FOR THE SPORTS BETTING.

IS THERE ANY SENSE OF HOW MANY

PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP? BUT I

TALKED TO SOME OPERATORS IN

THE PAST 24 HOURS, AND THEY

TOLD ME THAT IT'S UNLIKELY THAT

THEY'LL PROMOTE THE NUMBER OF

CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP

FOR HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN

DEPOSITED.

>> THE FIRST LOOK WILL GET IT.

HOW OPERATORS ARE DOING AND

WHICH ONE IS DOING THE BEST

WILL BE WHEN TAX DOCUMENTS ARE

FILED WITH THE LOTTERY

COMMISSION. THOSE MUST BE FILED

MONTHLY.

>> SO THIS IS THE SETUP.

PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO PLACE

ACTUAL BETTS UNTIL MARCH.

11TH AT NOON. SO WHY ARE THEY

ABLE TO REGISTER THE ACCOUNTS

NOW? YEAH. THE LOTTERY

COMMISSION SAID THEY WANTED TO

GIVE USERS TIME TO CHECK OUT

THE DIFFERENT APPS. YOU KNOW,

THIS IS REALLY ALL DONE ON YOUR

PHONE.

>> AND BECOME COMFORTABLE OR

FAMILIAR WITH THE USER

EXPERIENCE. WILL PEOPLE RUSH

OUT ON DAY ONE AND ACTUALLY

GETTING THE COUNT RIGHT NOW?

WELL, THEY WAIT UNTIL SOME TIME

BEFORE. THEY BET THAT WE DON'T

REALLY KNOW. AND THEY CERTAINLY

HAVE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT.

SO WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DO

PEOPLE HAVE TO PROVIDE TO GET

AN ACCOUNT? YEAH, I JUST

CHECKED A COUPLE MINUTES AGO.

WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO GET AN

ACCOUNT. YOU HAVE TO BE 21

YEARS OF AGE AND THE APP IS

REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THE AGE AND

IDENTITY OF EACH PERSON

REGISTER. SO YOU'LL NEED THE

LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR SOCIAL

SECURITY NUMBER AND A DRIVER'S

LICENSE OR OTHER STATE-ISSUED.

I D YOU'LL BE ABLE TO USE A

CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD TO

PUT MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT.

AND I SUPPOSE ALSO HAVE SOME

COMFORT WITH RISK, RIGHT?

BUT YOU'LL NEED THE CASH.

ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU SO

MUCH. BRIAN'S REPORTING IS THE

BASIS OF THE NEW SEASON.

>> A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRIBAL

SPORTS, WHICH IS ABOUT THE

CONTENTIOUS ROAD TO LEGAL

SPORTS BETTING IN NORTH

CAROLINA. THAT SERIES WILL BE

AVAILABLE ON ALL PODCAST APPS

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