As defined in the State Lottery Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. 18C-901:
A Service provider is a “business entity that provides covered services to an interactive sports wagering operator and holds a service provider license.”
Covered services – Any service creating sports wagering markets and
determination of sports wager outcomes that involves the operation,
management, or control of sports wagers authorized by this Article. The term shall not include any of the following:
a. Payment processing and similar financial services.
b. Customer identity, age verification, and geolocation services.
c. Streaming or other video and data that does not include the
determination of odds or line information.
d. Telecommunications, internet service providers, and other similar
services not specifically designed for sports wagering.
e. Other goods or services not specifically designed for use in connection with sports wagering.
A Sports wagering supplier – “A person that provides services, goods, software, or other components necessary for the creation of sports wagering markets and determination of sports wager outcomes, directly or indirectly, to any interactive sports wagering operator or service provider involved in the acceptance of sports wagers, including any of the following: providers of data feeds and odds services, internet platform providers, risk management providers, integrity monitoring providers, entities engaged in facilitating or enabling sports wagering activities on behalf of, or in affiliation with, interactive sports wagering operators in places of public accommodation, and other providers of sports wagering supplier services as determined by the Commission. The term does not include a sports governing body that provides raw statistical match data to one or more designated and licensed providers of data and odds services.”