NC General Statutes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-292 (2026)
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Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in Part 2 or Part 4 of this Article, any person or organization that operates any game of chance or any person who plays at or bets on any game of chance at which any money, property or other thing of value is bet, whether the same be in stake or not, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to a person who plays at or bets on any lottery game being lawfully conducted in any state. (1891, c. 29; Rev., s. 3715; C.S., s. 4430; 1979, c. 893, s. 1; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 204; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-344, s. 3(e); 2019-13, s. 1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1953–2025 · leading case: Sandhill Amusements, Inc. v. Sheriff of Onslow Cnty., 762 S.E.2d 666 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014).
Sandhill Amusements, Inc. v. Sheriff of Onslow Cnty., 762 S.E.2d 666 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). “Sheriff Brown was prohibited from enforcing certain statutes listed in the decretal section of the order ( N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 14-292 , 14-293, 14-301, 14-306.”
Joker Club, L.L.C. v. Hardin, 643 S.E.2d 626 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). “Plaintiff then filed this action and sought a declaratory judgment that poker was a game of skill, as opposed to a game of chance, and thus not in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-292 (2005). Plaintiff also *94 sought a temporary restraining order to prevent defendant from…”
Animal Prot. Soc'y of Durham, Inc. v. State, 382 S.E.2d 801 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). “A Part 1 of Chapter 14, Article 37, entitled “Lotteries and Gaming,” prohibits lotteries, pyramid and chain schemes, and various forms of gambling.”
State v. Stroupe, 76 S.E.2d 313 (N.C. 1953). “The defendants contend that they were playing "Negro Pool"; that "Negro Pool" is a game of skill and not of chance, and that G.S. § 14-292 has no application to games of skill.”
Hest Tech., Inc. v. State ex rel. Perdue, 749 S.E.2d 429 (N.C. 2012). “Plaintiffs argue that the General Assembly is not free to attach a “vice” label to any particular activity and therefore render it unprotected by the First Amendment.”
Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC v. State, 830 S.E.2d 871 (N.C. Ct. App. 2019). “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-292 (2016) (proscribing most forms of gambling on games of chance).”
Hatcher v. Harrah's NC Casino Co., 565 S.E.2d 241 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-292 (2001) (making gambling a Class 2 misdemeanor); N.”
State v. McCleary, 308 S.E.2d 883 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983). “See also G.S. 14-292 (making gambling for money or property a misdemeanor).”
North Carolina Ex Rel. Taylor v. Carolina Racing Ass'n, 84 S.E.2d 390 (N.C. 1954). “16-2, and G.S. 14-292. We refer to the Felton case for a full discussion with citations of authority on this point.”
State v. Felton, 80 S.E.2d 625 (N.C. 1954). “, lotteries, punch boards, slot machines, betting- on games of chance; and the violation of such a statute is a misdemeanor.”
Greensboro Elks Lodge v. North Carolina Bd. of Alcoholic Control, 220 S.E.2d 106 (N.C. Ct. App. 1975). “In said referendum, held on 6 November 1973, the people of our State voted overwhelmingly against the proposition submitted, thereby establishing the public policy of our State on that question.”
Durham High. Fire Prot. Ass'n v. Baker, 347 S.E.2d 86 (N.C. Ct. App. 1986). “G.S. 14-292; G.S. 14-309.12. Except for this or some similar limitation licensed bingo, instead of providing brief and occasional opportunities for harmless recreation, could fill the weekends of many people to their ruinous cost in money and otherwise.”
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