North Carolina legislators expect to file a mobile sports betting bill in the imminent future, as bettors in the state seek increased sports wagering access. While the state allows retail sports betting at three tribal casinos, mobile sportsbooks are illegal in the state.'
That's led to some bettors traveling across state lines to wager, according to data from GeoComply. The geolocation security and compliance company shared data with that shed light on the desire of some North Carolinians to wager on their phones.
Bettors seek mobile options
During the 2022 NFL season, which spanned from Sept. 8 through Feb. 12, GeoComply identified 1.75 million transactions from North Carolina accessing legal mobile sportsbooks in other states. The attempts came from 166,000 unique player accounts.'
Clearly, there's an appetite of bettors to use legal mobile betting platforms. The GeoComply data doesn't even account for the bettors who used illegal platforms to place mobile wagers during the 2022 NFL season.'