North Carolina Administrative Code

24 NCAC 06B .0207 Written Designation Agreement Breach, Discontinuance, or Other Cessation (a) A Sports Wagering Operator shall promptly report to the Commission as soon as practicable, but at a minimum within five Days of the following with respect to the Written Designation Agr…

24 NCAC 06B .0208 Duties of the Operator and Service Providers The Operator and its Service Providers shall make commercially reasonable efforts to meet G.S. 18C-910(a). History Note: Authority G.S. 18C-114(a)(14); Previously adopted as Rule 2B-008; Eff. January 8, 2024; Readopte…

Section .0300 – Standards for Sports Wagering 24 NCAC 06B .0301 Authorized and Prohibited Sporting Events and Wager Types (a) Sporting events that may be Wagered on include those listed in G.S. 18C-904(a). Of those events, only those categories of Sporting Events and their Wager …

24 NCAC 06B .0302 Petition for a Category of Sporting Event or Wager Type (a) The Director shall have authority to review and approve proposed Wager Types and categories of Sporting Events before an Operator is permitted to offer the Wager to the public. A petitioner may petition…

24 NCAC 06B .0303 Limitations on Certain Sports Wagering for Good Cause A Sports Governing Body or equivalent may submit to the Director in writing a request to restrict, limit, or exclude a certain type, form, or category of Sports Wagering with respect to Sporting Events of the…

24 NCAC 06B .0304 Data Sources for Sports Wagering (a) An Operator shall report to the Commission and Director the Data Sources that it uses to resolve Sports Wagers. The Commission may disapprove of a Data Source for any reason. (b) Data Sources shall be subject to the following…

24 NCAC 06B .0305 Cooperation with Investigations; Confidentiality of Certain Reported Information (a) The Commission and Responsible Parties shall cooperate with investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies, Sports Governing Bodies or the equivalent, using commercially r…

24 NCAC 06B .0306 Contents of Wagering Rules The Wagering Rules, required by 24 NCAC 06A .0501, shall address the following items regarding Wagers: (1) types of Wagers accepted; (2) minimum and maximum Wagers; (3) the method for calculation and payment of winning Wagers; (4) the …

24 NCAC 06B .0307 Canceled or Voided Wagers (a) Wagers shall not be canceled or voided without prior approval of the Director, unless the Wagers are canceled or voided by an authorized supervisory employee of the Operator, in accordance with this Rule or as provided for in an Ope…

24 NCAC 06B .0308 Tournaments, Contests, and Pools (a) No Sports Wagering tournament, contest, or Pool shall be conducted unless the Operator, before the first time a tournament, contest, or Pool type is offered, files written notice with the Director of its intent to offer that …

24 NCAC 06B .0309 Managing Risk An Operator may use systems that offset loss or manage or layoff risk in the operation of Sports Wagering pursuant to the Act and these Rules, including through liquidity pools, exchanges, or similar mechanisms in another approved jurisdiction in w…

24 NCAC 06B .0310 Layoff Wagers An Operator may accept Layoff Wagers placed by other Operators and place Layoff Wagers with other Operators to offset Sports Wagers. (1) The Operator placing a Layoff Wager shall inform the Operator accepting the Wager that the Wager is being place…

24 NCAC 06B .0311 Exchange Wagering and Other Peer-to-Peer Wagering Prior to offering Exchange Wagering or other peer-to-peer Wagering, an Operator shall obtain approval from the Director. (1) The Rake taken on these Wagers shall be considered, without any deductions therefrom, G…

24 NCAC 06B .0312 Daily Summary The Operator shall provide to the Director a daily summary of Sports Wagering Activity within the State, detailing transactions processed through the Sports Wagering System, provided in a format required by the Director, after the close of the Gami…

section .0400 – Technical Requirements and Oversight 24 NCAC 06B .0401 Sports Wagering Standards An Operator shall use a Sports Wagering System to offer, conduct, or operate Sports Wagering in accordance with applicable laws and these Rules. Only an Operator may process, accept, …

24 NCAC 06B .0402 Testing, Certification, and Approval of Sports Wagering System Prior to conducting Sports Wagering, and annually thereafter, the Sports Wagering System shall be submitted to an Independent Testing Laboratory. An operator shall not offer or use a Sports Wagering …

24 NCAC 06B .0403 Integration Requirements (a) The Operator shall be responsible for the Sports Wagering realized through other Service Providers and Suppliers, and other Operators where applicable. (b) The servers and other equipment of Service Providers and Suppliers critical t…

24 NCAC 06B .0404 Change Management Processes (a) The Operator shall submit change management processes to the Director for approval. Documented change management processes shall describe evaluation procedures for identifying the criticality of updates and determining the updates…

24 NCAC 06B .0405 Geolocation Requirements Sports Wagers shall be initiated, received, and otherwise placed in the authorized geographic boundaries within the State of North Carolina and may not be intentionally placed or routed outside the State. The authorized geographic bounda…

24 NCAC 06B .0406 Records of Sports Wagers (a) For three years after a Sporting Event occurs, the Operator shall maintain records on all of the following for each Sports Wager as logged by the Sports Wagering System: (1) the identity of the Registered Player placing the Sports Wa…

24 NCAC 06B .0407 Location of Servers, Security, and Cloud Storage Unless otherwise approved by the Director in writing, an Operator shall place servers or other information technology equipment directly related to the placement or resolution of a Sports Wager, other than back-up…

24 NCAC 06B .0408 Integrity and Security Assessments Operators shall, within 90 Days after commencing operations in North Carolina, and annually thereafter, have integrity and security assessments of the Sports Wagering System conducted by a third-party contractor experienced in …

24 NCAC 06B .0409 Quarterly Vulnerability Scans (a) Either a qualified employee of the Operator or a qualified third-party contractor selected by the Operator and subject to approval of the Director shall run internal and external network vulnerability scans at least quarterly an…

25 NCAC 01A .0103 DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply throughout this Chapter: (1) Agency: shall mean and include, as the context may require, a department, institution, commission, committee, board, division, bureau, officer or official. (2) Commission: shall mean …

25 NCAC 01A .0104 EXCEPTIONS AND VARIANCES (a) The number of state employees, the variety of work done by them and the variations in the circumstances under which they work, make it impossible to establish for the government of the state a system of personnel administration based…

25 NCAC 01A .0105 COVERAGE OF TITLE 25 History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. March 1, 1991; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule expired November 1, 2014.

25 NCAC 01A .0106 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY: DECENTRALIZATION (a) The Office of State Human Resources, under the direction of the State Human Resources Director, has sole responsibility for the implementation of the State Human Resources Commission's rules, policies and procedures.…

25 NCAC 01B .0104 STATE Human resources DIRECTOR History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1976; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule expired November 1, 2014.

25 ncac 01b .0107 CAREER STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION DESIGNATION History Note: Authority G.S. 126-1A; 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1993; Repealed Eff. August 1, 2004.

SECTION .0200 – RULE-MAKING 25 NCAC 01B .0201 CONTENT AND PROCEDURE (a) Any person wishing to submit a petition requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule of the Commission shall address a petition to: Office of State Human Resources 1331 Mail Service Center Raleigh,…

25 NCAC 01B .0202 NOTICE History Note: Authority G.S. 150B-12(c); Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. June 1, 1982; Repealed Eff. November 1, 1988.

25 NCAC 01B .0203 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION History Note: Authority G.S. 150B-12; Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. June 1, 1982; Repealed Eff. March 1, 1996.

25 NCAC 01B .0204 PRESENTATIONS (a) Any person desiring to present oral data, views, or arguments on the proposed rule shall before the public hearing, file a notice with: Office of State Human Resources, 1331 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1331. (b) Any perso…

25 NCAC 01B .0205 ORAL PRESENTATIONS A request to make an oral presentation shall contain a brief summary of the individual's views with respect thereto, and a statement of the length of time the individual desires. Presentations may not exceed three minutes. History Note: Author…

25 NCAC 01B .0208 HEARING PROCEDURE Upon the commencement of a hearing, the presiding officer shall have complete control of the proceedings, including: extensions of any time requirements, recognition of speakers, time allotments for presentations, direction of the flow of the d…

25 NCAC 01B .0213 REQUESTS FOR DECLARATORY RULING All requests for declaratory rulings shall be written and mailed to: Office of State Human Resources, 1331 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1331. History Note: Authority G.S. 126-2; 126-4; 150B-4; Eff. February 1…

25 NCAC 01B .0214 CONTENT All requests for a declaratory ruling must include the following information: (1) name and address of petitioner; (2) statute or rule to which petition relates; (3) concise statement of the manner in which petitioner is aggrieved by the rule or statute o…

25 NCAC 01B .0215 REFUSAL TO ISSUE RULING Whenever the director believes for good cause that the issuance of a declaratory ruling is undesirable, he may refuse to do so. When good cause is deemed to exist, he will notify the petitioner of his decision in writing stating reasons f…

25 NCAC 01B .0216 TIME Where a declaratory ruling is deemed appropriate, the director will issue the ruling within 60 days of receipt of the petition. History Note: Authority G.S. 150B-17; Eff. February 1, 1976; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive p…

25 NCAC 01B .0217 PROCEDURE (a) A declaratory ruling procedure may consist of written submissions, oral hearing, or such other procedure as may be appropriate in a particular case. (b) Except in special circumstances, the commission will not, as a general rule, issue a declarator…

SECTION .0300 - CONTESTED CASE HEARING PROCEDURE 25 NCAC 01B .0301 JURISDICTION History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. October 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

25 NCAC 01B .0304 PRACTICE BEFORE THE COMMISSION History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. February 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. November 1, 1988.

25 NCAC 01B .0307 ASSISTANCE FROM PERSONNEL OFFICER History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1976; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

25 NCAC 01B .0308 AGENCY NOTICE TO STATE PERSONNEL History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. February 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.

25 NCAC 01B .0313 PREHEARING CONFERENCE History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; 150B-33(5); Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. February 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.

25 NCAC 01B .0314 FACTS DISCLOSED PRIVILEGED History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; Eff. February 1, 1976; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

25 NCAC 01B .0320 WITNESS FEES History Note: Authority G.S. 126-44; Eff. February 1, 1976; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

25 NCAC 01B .0321 EVIDENCE History Note: Authority G.S. 150B-29; Eff. February 1, 1976; Amended Eff. February 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.

25 NCAC 01B .0340 DEPOSITIONS History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; 150A-28; Eff. December 1, 1978; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

25 NCAC 01B .0341 GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING DISCOVERY History Note: Legislative Objection Lodged Eff. April 5, 1983; Authority G.S. 126-4; 150B-28; Eff. December 1, 1978; Amended Eff. April 1, 1983; Curative Amended Eff. May 12, 1983; Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.