HB 424 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Gaming Laws/Allow Certain Social Games.

HB 424 exempts casual board, card, or tile games (like bridge or mahjong) played in private homes, residences, or community clubs from North Carolina's gambling laws, provided specific conditions are met. It directly affects social groups hosting these games, prohibiting the use of electronic devices, commercial betting, or profit for hosts or players beyond personal winnings. Key provisions require all players to face equal risks of winning or losing, ban slot machines or video games entirely, and prevent hosts from receiving any financial benefit. The law takes effect December 1, 2025, and applies only to non-commercial, private social gatherings.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025

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What changed between versions

Edition 2 → Edition 3 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to expand its scope beyond just social games in private residences to also include regulations for game night events at qualified facilities. The changes add new restrictions on game night frequency, duration, and operating hours while also clarifying that social games can now be played at community clubhouses.

Scope change

The bill now covers both private social games and regulated game night events at qualified facilities, whereas the previous version only addressed private social games.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement that social games played in private residences, homes, or community clubhouses can only occur no more than one day in any seven-day period.

Added new Section 2 that establishes limits on game night events at qualified facilities, including a maximum of four events per year.

Added restrictions limiting game night events to a maximum of five hours per event and prohibiting events between 2:00 AM and 12:00 noon Monday through Saturday, or between 2:00 AM and 2:00 PM on Sundays.

Added a restriction limiting qualified facilities to no more than two game nights per calendar month.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the definition of eligible locations for social games to include community clubhouses alongside private residences and homes.

TECHNICAL

Removed the previous version's page number and version identifier, replaced with updated version information.

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Committee

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

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Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 1, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 17, 2025

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