B
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4.5%
4.5% -- state income tax rate on gambling winnings for North Carolina bettors (2026)
North Carolina applies a flat 4.5% state income tax rate to gross sports betting winnings.
- losses are not deductible on state returns
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Value
4.5%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
betcarolina.com
Primary
Tier B
https://www.betcarolina.com/news/north-carolina-betting-taxes-what-changed-and-what-it-means-for-you ↗
Source Article
North Carolina Betting Taxes: What Changed and What It Means for You
Original Research
betcarolina.com
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Methodology
Flat state income tax rate applied to gross sports betting winnings; losses not deductible
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North Carolina bettors: 4.5% state income tax rate on gambling winnings. Source: betcarolina.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nc-state-income-tax-gambling-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/nc-state-income-tax-gambling-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>4.5%</strong> -- state income tax rate on gambling winnings for North Carolina bettors<br><small>Source: betcarolina.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/nc-state-income-tax-gambling-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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