Sunday marks the final Super Bowl to take place without legal online sports betting in North Carolina.'
The eight North Carolina betting apps expected to go live on March 11 won't be permitted to take wagers on this year's Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, but that likely won't stop North Carolinians from betting on the game.'
A pair of tribal casinos in the state offer legal, in-person sports betting. Other residents may cross state borders, perhaps to Virginia, to wager on legal betting apps. geoComply found that 116 bettors attempted to log into legal sportsbooks in North Carolina before then traveling to Virginia to place a bet on Super Bowl weekend last year.'
Other bettors are likely to use the offshore market to wager on the Super Bowl, something North Carolina legislators are excited to prevent in future NFL seasons with legal platforms available to bettors.