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NC H424

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Willis

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Legalizes betting on board games, tile games, card games, and dice games (including canasta, mahjong, and bridge) in private residences, homes, and community clubhouses when no electronic devices are used and no one profits except through personal winnings

  • Restricts social gambling games to one day per seven-day period at any single location, with equal winning/losing odds for all participants

  • Increases the annual cap on game night events at qualified facilities from 2 per month to 24 per calendar year

  • Maintains existing game night restrictions: maximum 4 events per year per exempt organization, 5-hour limit per event, no more than one event per calendar quarter, and prohibited hours between 2:00 AM and noon (or 2:00 PM on Sundays)

  • Effective December 1, 2025, applying to offenses committed on or after that date

Legislative Description

Gaming Laws/Allow Certain Social Games

Public

Last Action

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

4/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/15/2025
Judiciary I4/3/2025
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/1/2025
Judiciary I3/19/2025

Full Bill Text

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