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In August 2005, Gov. Mike Easley signed into law the
North Carolina State Lottery Act (H. 1023) and the 2005 Appropriations Act (S.
622) which enacted the North Carolina Education Lottery.
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Legislation (PDF). The act created the 9-member North Carolina Lottery
Commission to initiate, supervise, and administer the education lottery. The
Commission was appointed in September 2005, with Dr. Charles Sanders of Durham
as its first chair and its initial meeting was held on October 6, 2005.
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Release. The Commission will appoint and provide for the compensation of an
executive director who may hire other staff and who will be responsible for the
administrative management and daily operations of the Commission. 100
percent of the net proceeds of the North Carolina Education Lottery will go to
education expenses, including reduced class size in early grades, academic
prekindergarten programs, school construction, and scholarships for needy
college and university students.
Winning Ticket For $141.4 Million
Powerball Purchased in North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA
(February 7, 2010) -- Someone is going to have millions of reasons to celebrate
soon. There was only one Powerball jackpot winning ticket sold in Saturday night's
Powerball drawing and it was sold in North Carolina! The ticket that matched
all five white balls and the Powerball is worth $141.4
million....................Subscribers
Lottery Transfers Over
$105 Million to Education Fund RALEIGH, North Carolina
(January 26, 2010) - Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)
transferred over $105 million to the State Education Lottery Fund. This
transfer brings the overall tally of funds that the NCEL has generated for the
education fund to over $1.35 billion......................Subscribers
Education Lottery
Introducing Special Edition of The Price is Right® Game
Two Other Instant Games Also Headed to Stores
RALEIGH, North Carolina (January 25, 2010) - Players may get a chance to
come on down and win a trip to Las Vegas with the new North
Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Special Edition The Price is Right®
instant scratch-off game. The NCEL is introducing this new game along with two
other new games - Triple Lucky Diamonds and Double Doubler. The three games
will be in stores starting Tuesday, Jan. 26...............Subscribers
NC Lottery Brings Back
Cash Spectacular Today RALEIGH, North Carolina
(January 12, 2010) -The North Carolina Education Lottery has brought back the
popular Cash Spectacular instant scratch off game, but this version has even
more prizes than before..................Subscribers
Lottery Sales Driven by
a Regular and Frequent Customer Base - The News and
Observer Lottery Says the Aim is Not to
Reach Hard-Core Players RALEIGH, North Carolina (January 4,
2010) - C Mini Mart, the state's second-highest grossing store, sold $1.4
million of lottery tickets last year, and it's clear that the sales are driven
by a regular and frequent customer base.......................Subscribers
Two New Instant Games
Headed to Stores RALEIGH, North Carolina (December 28,
2009) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is introducing two new
instant scratch-off games that are loaded with prizes. Bedazzled 7s and Be My
Valentine will be in stores starting Tuesday, Dec. 29..................Subscribers
Lottery Commission Set
to Negotiate Contract with New Ad Agency RALEIGH, North
Carolina (December 16, 2009) -- Local news sources have reported that the North
Carolina Education Lottery Commission on Wednesday agreed to seek a new
advertising agency after a High Point-based ad firm offered a deal that lottery
officials say would save the lottery $360,000 over the next three
years...................Subscribers
NC Lottery Agrees to
Remunerate Retailers with Up to $50,000 for Selling Winning Lottery
Tickets RALEIGH, North Carolina (December 16, 2009)
According to numerous local media reports the North Carolina Education Lottery
Commission voted Wednesday to give the lotterys 6,100 retailers bonuses
of up to $50,000 when they sell the top winning tickets for a pair of
twice-weekly multistate numbers games...................Subscribers
Catchy Ads Boost Lottery
Sales RALEIGH, North Carolina (December 4, 2009)
According to local media reports players invested $1.293 billion on the North
Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) during fiscal year 2008-09, which ended June
30....................Subscribers
Game On! Super Monopoly
Along With Two More New Games Headed to NC Stores RALEIGH,
North Carolina (November 30, 2009) - Its not Monopoly. Its
Super Monopoly. The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is
introducing the nostalgia inspiring game with a special new feature along with
two other instant scratch-off games....................Subscribers
Lottery's $11 Million
Advertising Spend Paying Dividends RALEIGH, North Carolina
(November 28, 2009) it was reported today that in the last fiscal year
the state lottery spent $10.9 million on advertising....................Subscribers
NC Education
Lotterys 2008-2009 Beneficiary Brochure Now Available
County-by-County Data Provides Details on Where the Money
Goes RALEIGH, North Carolina (November 13, 2009) - The
North Carolina Education Lotterys (NCELs) 2008-2009 beneficiary
brochure is now available online at
www.nc-educationlottery.org under the Where the
Money Goes tab....................Subscribers
NC Education Lottery
Commission Votes to Add Mega Millions RALEIGH, North
Carolina (November 2, 2009) -- Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) Commission unanimously voted to add another national lottery game for
North Carolina players. The NCEL is working toward launching
Mega Millions
sales...................Subscribers
Lottery Transfers Over
$115 Million to Education Fund RALEIGH, North Carolina
(October 22, 2009) -- Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)
transferred over $115 million to the State Education Lottery Fund. This
transfer brings the overall tally of funds that the NCEL has generated for the
education fund to over $1.25 billion.........................Subscribers
NC Education Lottery to
Consider Joining Mega Millions RALEIGH, North Carolina
(October 13, 2009) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has the
opportunity to add another national lottery game to players. The
Mega Millions consortium and
Multi-state Lottery Association
(MUSL) have conducted several joint meetings to discuss the potential of
cross-selling Mega
Millions and Powerball in
all U.S. lottery jurisdictions.....................Subscribers
N.C. Lotterys Pick
3 Game Popular With Players RALEIGH, North Carolina
(October 12, 2009) -- The lottery's Pick 3 game, in which players buy chances
at matching a three-digit number, offers the lowest payouts of any of the
lottery's drawing games. The maximum win is $500. But the game has been a
popular draw for players, who spent more than $200 million on those 50-cent and
$1 tickets last year.........................Subscribers
Education Lottery
Introduces Biggest Ticket in its History! - $200
Million Extravaganza Features Five Top Prizes of $3 Million
- Ten Prizes of $1 Million Also Available
RALEIGH, North Carolina (October 5, 2009) - The North Carolina Education
Lottery (NCEL) has been busy building its biggest instant scratch-off game in
its history! $200 Million Extravaganza is the NCELs first $20 scratch-off
ticket. The new game will be in stores starting Tuesday, Oct.
6......................Subscribers
New Lottery Game Has Big
Price Tag RALEIGH, North Carolina (October 3, 2009) - The
North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has come up with a new scratch-off
ticket game offering the chance to win some very big
bucks.....................Subscribers
N.C. Education Lottery
Gaming Services Operator Receives Favorable Audit Third Year in a
Row RALEIGH, North Carolina (September 25, 2009) -- The
North Carolina Education Lotterys (NCEL) gaming services operator, GTECH
Corporation, has received another favorable audit for its online gaming and
instant ticket processing controls....................Subscribers
Lottery Player Gets 2
Identical Tickets, Protests RALEIGH, North .Carolina
(September 24, 2009) According to a recent article, a North Carolina
Lottery Player Olga Circkot who regularly plays the state's Pick 3
lottery game, discovered a strange occurrence.....................Subscribers
TV Commercial for Ric
Flair's North Carolina 'Wooooo' Lottery Ticket NORTH
CAROLINA (September 22, 2009) -- Ric Flair has a new TV commercial for a North
Carolina Education Lottery ticket... You must check it out. Click here to watch the video on You Tube.
Lottery Player Protests
at Receiving Two Identical Tickets RALEIGH, North Carolina
(September 19, 2009) -- Last month a woman says she bought two
computer-generated Pick 3 tickets. However, both tickets had the exact same
number combination............Subscribers
NC Education Lottery
Unveils a New Ticket with a Lot of Flair
RALEIGH, North Carolina (September 18, 2009) -- The North Carolina
Education Lottery (NCEL) today unveiled a new sports-themed instant scratch-off
ticket featuring world-renowned pro wrestler Ric
Flair.....................Subscribers
North Carolina Lottery
Players Go All In For WSOP Scratch-Off Ticket PROVIDENCE,
R.I. (August 31, 2009) GTECH Printing Corporation (GPC) announced
that the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is enjoying incredible success
with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $5 Instant Ticket scratch-off
game..................Subscribers
NC Education Lottery
Receives Two National Awards RALEIGH, North Carolina
(August 14, 2009) - The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) recently
received two prestigious awards. The NCEL earned one for excellence in
financial reporting and governmental accounting and also attained the highest
form of recognition in the area of quality
assurance.......................Subscribers
Lottery Sale Ban By
Check Cashers Defeated RALEIGH, North Carolina (July 21,
2009) - An effort to prevent check-cashing outlets from selling North Carolina
Education Lottery (NCEL) tickets has failed................Subscribers
N.C. Legislative Review
- Lottery Act Changes RAELEIGH, North Carolina (July 19,
2009) - Here is how members of the state General Assembly voted last week on
House Bill (HB205) Lottery Act Changes (Senate Version): Makes various
changes to the North Carolina State Lottery Act..................Subscribers
Lottery Defies Odds,
Posts Record Returns, Sales Up 19% on Last Year RALEIGH,
North Carolina (July 17, 2009) The North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) may not be recession-proof, but its posting financial returns that
would be a long shot for almost any other business in this economic
environment...............Subscribers
Lottery Exceeds Return
to Education Goal With End of Year Transfer! Transfer
Brings Fiscal Year Total to Over $410 Million RALEIGH, North Carolina (July
1, 2009) -- Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) made another
transfer to the state taking it over its budgeted goal for the fiscal year. The
NCEL transferred over $25.3 million for sales in June. This transfer brings the
tally for the fiscal year to $410.8 million and the overall tally from launch
to over $1.136 billion....................Subscribers
Lottery Meets Return to
Education Goal Before End of Year! Transfer Brings
Fiscal Year Total to $385.5 Million RALEIGH, North Carolina (June
23, 2009) Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) met its
goal for the year with a transfer to the state and there is still more to come!
The NCEL transferred over $78 million for sales in April, May and part of June.
This transfer brings the tally for the fiscal year to $385.5 million, including
the FY08 carryover of $3.5 million, and the overall tally from launch to over
$1.1 billion. The NCEL will close out this fiscal year with another transfer by
the end of June that will cover additional proceeds from June
sales........................Subscribers
Lottery Receives
National Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting
RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 27, 2009) The North Carolina Education
Lottery (NCEL) has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United
States and Canada (GFOA) presented the award to the NCEL for its comprehensive
annual financial report (CAFR)................Subscribers
House Bill Restricts
Lottery Ticket Sales RALEIGH, North Carolina (May. 13, 2009)
-- North Carolina lawmakers don't want lottery tickets sold to people who have
just paid to have a check or money order cashed....................Subscribers
Bill to Prevent Check
Cashing Businesses Selling Lottery Tickets Passes Committee With Bipartisan
Support GREENSBORO, North Carolina (May 5, 2009)
According to local media reports the NC lottery has been brokering a deal to
sell lottery tickets at check cashing businesses.......................Subscribers
Regular Player Alerts
News Team to Suspicious Wins by Lottery Retailers, Some Store Owners, Employees
Win Big and Often NORTH CAROLINA, USA (May 1, 2009)
A regular lottery player who contacted the news source said some retailers, the
same people selling the lottery tickets, are winning multiple
jackpots...................Subscribers
Drawing Set to Get New
Look RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 8, 2009) - The North
Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) drawings will soon have a new look. Players
will see a new drawing set starting Monday, April 13 with the daytime
Carolina Pick 3 drawing that is webcast on the
NCELs official website along with all the drawing
stations....................Subscribers
Lottery Officials Begin
New Game; Carolina Pick 4 Rolling Into
Stores! RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 9, 2009) - Players
have been asking for it and it is almost here! The North Carolina Education
Lotterys (NCEL) Carolina Pick 4 will launch Friday, April 17!
Players will be able to purchase tickets starting that morning at 5 a.m. and
the first drawing will be that night.......................Subscribers
State
Representatives Bill Would Make Lottery
English-Only LEXINGTON, NC (April 8, 2009) -- Jerry Dockham,
a state representative from Denton, filed a bill in the N.C. General Assembly
on Tuesday that would require the state education lottery to print all tickets,
materials and advertising in only English............Subscribers
Lottery Treads Carefully on Game Information in
Spanish RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 24, 2009) -- The
North Carolina Education Lottery will start printing some game information in
Spanish but take steps at the same time to avoid marketing specifically to
Latino customers.............Subscribers
Decision to Allow Lottery Ticket Sales at Check-Cashing Store
Criticized RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 24, 2009) -- The
state lotterys decision to test selling lottery tickets through a firm
that offers check cashing, utility payment, pre-paid debit cards and tax refund
anticipation checks is being criticized.............Subscribers
Education Lottery Hits the Road Again With Popular
Harley-Davidson® Game RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 23,
2009) - Back by popular demand and even better than before, the North Carolina
Education Lottery (NCEL) is introducing a Harley-Davidson® instant game,
which offers..................Subscribers
Divided Court Upholds State Lottery RALEIGH,
North Carolina (March 20, 2009) The North Carolina Lottery scored a
victory today when the state Supreme Court deadlocked over a suit challenging
the way the games were established...................Subscribers
Possible Name Change
For Lottery RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 11, 2009) -
Republicans react tonight to Governor Bev Perdue's plan to use lottery money
for the state's general fund. They've proposed a bill that changes the North
Carolina Education Lottery to the North Carolina State Lottery.
Lottery's TV Ad Targets Problem
Gamblers RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 8, 2009) -- In a
commercial airing now, state lottery director Tom Shaheen cautions against
buying too many lottery tickets..................Subscribers
North
Carolina Education Lottery Surpasses $3 Billion in
Sales RALEIGH, North Carolina (February 26, 2009) --
Sometime today sales for the North Carolina Education Lottery will surpass $3
billion since the lottery first began selling tickets on March 30, 2006. This
watershed sales amount was hit.....................Subscribers
NC
Lottery "Clean-Up" Bill Approved by House Panel RALEIGH,
North Carolina (February 24, 2009) -- The paperwork that's the basis of
internal audits of the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) would remain a
public record in legislation clearing a House judiciary
committee..................Subscribers
Officials Want to Advertise State Lottery in
Spanish RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 4, 2008) --
State lottery officials want to start advertising lottery tickets in Spanish,
but first they'll have to maneuver around a law prohibiting them from targeting
specific groups..................Subscribers
NC
Lottery Sales Begin to Slow Because of Poor Economic
Conditions RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 3, 2008)
-- North Carolina Lottery Executive Director
Tom Shaheen is reported to have said
on Wednesday that revenues from July through November are more
than...................Subscribers
Lottery Earnings Expected to Decline
RALEIGH, North Carolina (October 22, 2008) -- State lottery
officials, who have enjoyed strong sales in a struggling economy, expect next
year to be a bit tougher..................Subscribers
Education Lottery Fund Grows With a Record
Transfer! RALEIGH, North Carolina (October 22, 2008) --
Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) made its first-quarter
transfer for Fiscal Year 2008-09 to the State Education Lottery Fund. More than
$99.8 million was transferred--- the highest quarterly transfer to
date.................Subscribers
NC
Lottery Hires Howie Mandel To Sell Tickets RALEIGH, North
Carolina (September 28, 2008) -- The North Carolina Lottery has hired comedian
and "Deal or No Deal" game show host Howie Mandel as part of a
promotional campaign for a new type of lottery game................Subscribers
NC
Lottery Sales Up 25 Percent From Last Year GREENSBORO, North
Carolina (September 17, 2008) -- North Carolina's lottery brought in 25 percent
more money in July and August than in the same time last year, despite a weak
economy.............Subscribers
NC
Supreme Court to Review Lottery Lawsuit RALEIGH, North
Carolina (September 8, 2008) -- North Carolina's highest court will decide
whether the Legislature approved properly a bill that created the state's
education lottery................Subscribers
Lottery Case Before Supreme Court Next
Week RALEIGH, North Carolina (September 4, 2008) The
North Carolina Supreme Court has the lawsuit seeking to end the North Carolina
Lottery on its docket for Monday.................Subscribers
Lottery Becomes a Pawn for Gubernatorial Candidates; Four of
the Five GOP Candidates for Governor Support Repeal of Lottery
Law RALEIGH, North Carolina (July 3, 2008) -- Gubernatorial
candidate Bev Perdue, the Democratic nominee, is reported as
saying...............Subscribers
NC
Lottery Meets Education Funding Goal RALEIGH, North
Carolina, USA (June 30, 2008) -- Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) made another transfer to the State Education Lottery Fund bringing the
total amount transferred for the fiscal year to over..................Subscribers
Lottery Transfer of Over $68.5 Million Brings Education Fund
Tally To More Than $696 Million! RALEIGH, North Carolina
(June 24, 2008) -- Today the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)
transferred $68,580,917 to the State Education Lottery Fund for sales during
the first two months of the 4th quarter of the fiscal year (April 1 May
31)................Subscribers
Perception Isn't Reality - Data Shows That Winning Tickets Are
Spread Pretty Evenly Across the State NORTH CAROLINA, USA
(June 15, 2008) Players Perception that location within the state
affects a players chances is not supported by the lotterys
data...............Subscribers
State
Lottery Sales to Reach Milestone RALEIGH, North Carolina
(June 7, 2008) -- Sometime this weekend, NC Lottery sales for 2008 will hit $1
billion, a milestone for the two-year-old lottery................Subscriptions
Lottery Needs Discretion in Determining Pay Raises -
Chairman RALEIGH, North Carolina (June 6, 2008). --The
chairman of the state lottery commission believes the lottery needs discretion
in determining pay raises for its employees...............Subscribers
Pam
Medlin Whitaker Appointed to NC Lottery Commission RALEIGH,
North Carolina (June 2, 2008) -- Pam Medlin Whitaker has been appointed to
serve on the North Carolina State Lottery Commission......................Subscribers
Carolina Pick 3 Players Win Over $1.2 Million on
Triple 3s! RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 30, 2008) --
Carolina Pick 3 players are seeing triples. The triple 3s on
Thursday nights evening Carolina Pick 3 drawing produced a payout total
of $1,256,500, which is the second highest payout on Carolina Pick 3 since it
was introduced in Oct. 2006.................Subscribers
Bill
Would Increase Tax on Lottery Winnings NORTH CAROLINA, USA
(May 29, 2008) -- New legislation in the North Carolina Senate would increase
the state tax on lottery winnings.............Subscribers
Lawmaker Says Lottery Employees Pay Increase
Poorly Timed RALEIGH, North Carolina (May
24, 2008) -- The Lottery Commission has approved average raises of five (5%)
percent for its 225 employees this week, but Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger
said the pay increases.............Subscribers
N.C.
Lottery Plans Raises For Workers, Salaries to Rise by Average of 5
Percent NORTH CAROLINA, USA (May. 23, 2008) -- The NC
Lottery Commission this week approved average raises of five (5%) percent for
its employees and is about to spend.............Subscribers
Lottery Sweetens the Deal to Entice Major Retail
Outlets NORTH CAROLINA, USA (May 22, 2008) North
Carolina Lottery Director, Tom
Shaheen, told the Lottery Commission on Thursday that the likes of
Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Costco, Rite Aid and other large retailers would like to
sell lottery tickets, but are concerned with.............Subscribers
Bill
Would Change Lottery Name RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 21,
2008) State Senator Harris Blake has introduced a bill to change the
name of the North Carolina Education Lottery.............Subscribers
Concern Over Economy Causes NC Lottery to Revise '08-'09
Projections RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 21, 2008)
Lottery Commissioners approved a $1.27 billion budget Wednesday, the lottery
had originally planned a much larger budget, but started scaling it back
as.............Subscribers
Appeals Court Upholds Former NC Lottery Commissioners
Conviction RALEIGH, North Carolina (May. 19, 2008)- A
federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction and four-year prison
sentence of former North Carolina Lottery Commissioner Kevin
Geddings................Subscribers
Supreme Court to Decide Lottery's
Legality RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 19, 2008) -- Lottery
opponents on Monday appealed a lawsuit challenging the creation of the North
Carolina Education Lottery to the state Supreme Court................Subscribers
North
Carolina Education Lottery Teams Up With Lowes Motor Speedway
RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 22, 2008) -- The North
Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is showing its racing spirit by partnering
with Lowes Motor Speedway for two exciting weekends of racing action in
May. Multiple events and promotions will give race fans the opportunity
to................Subscribers
North
Carolina Education Lottery Teams-Up With Lowes Motor
Speedway RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 22, 2008)- The
North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is showing its racing spirit by
partnering with Lowes Motor Speedway for two exciting weekends of racing
action in May................Subscribers
Lottery Makes Largest Quarterly Transfer To Date - $97.8
Million RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 22, 2008) $628
million! That is the latest tally for the Education Lottery Fund after the
North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) made its third transfer for Fiscal Year
2007-2008..................Subscribers
Lottery Lacks Support From Gubernatorial
Candidates RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 21, 2008) --
Governor Mike Easley leaves office in January, and the major-party candidates
who want to succeed him have very different views on the State
Lottery................Subscribers
Audit Finds Lottery
Performance Management Practices Need Improvement RALEIGH,
North Carolina, USA (April 10, 2008) -- The state Auditor's Office today
criticized some management practices of the state lottery and said the
organization needs to correct the weaknesses uncovered in a performance
audit....................Subscribers
Lottery Oversight
Committee Called Into Question for Not Meeting RALEIGH,
North Carolina, USA (April 2, 2008) -- In August 2006, Governor Mike Easley
signed a bill into law that established a lottery oversight committee. It is
supposed to meet four times a year................Subscribers
CAROLINA PICK
3 Sales Soar on First Day of New Drawing! RALEIGH,
North Carolina, USA (April 1, 2008) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) experiences a banner day after seeing sales for the first
day of a new daytime Carolina Pick 3
drawing..............Read the full story at:
Vol.43 No.1
Lottery Tickets Feature
Partner Scratch-offs Show Lowe's Motor Speedway
Logo CONCORD, North Carolina, USA (March 30, 2008) -- A familiar
logo can now be seen on state lottery tickets: Concord's own Lowe's Motor
Speedway...............Subscribers
Lottery Wants to Give
Players More of What They Like RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(March 29, 2008) -- Starting Monday, North Carolina's lottery will begin a 3
p.m. drawing of the Carolina Pick 3............Subscribers
The North Carolina
Education Lottery Turns 2 RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(March 23, 2008) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) will celebrate
its two-year anniversary on March 30.................Subscribers
Taxpayers Appealing
Lottery Case to Supreme Court RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(March 19, 2008) -- The North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL)
announced today that NCICL, representing four individuals and two
organizations, will file an appeal with the State Supreme Court in a lawsuit
challenging the passage of the Lottery Act...............Subscribers
Mandated Profit
Percentage Restricts Lottery Funds For Education OKLAHOMA
CITY, Oklahoma, USA (March 18, 2008) -- Speaking at the Lottery Board of
Trustees public meeting on Tuesday, March 18, the Secretary of the Florida
Lottery and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Lottery each stressed
to the Board that mandating a profit percentage..............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.12
Appeals Court Upholds
Lottery Legislation RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 18,
2008) -- The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected claims that the North
Carolina Education Lottery was created illegally three years
ago...............Subscribers
Daytime Lottery Drawing
Begin March 31, Lottery Doubles The Fun On Carolina Pick
3 RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 17, 2008) -- Players
will now have double the chances to play and double the chances to win on
Carolina Pick 3. ................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.12
Lottery Breaks Its Sales
Record! Reports Record Ticket Sales Last Week RALEIGH,
North Carolina (March 10, 2008) --The North Carolina Education Lottery has
broken a ticket sales record that dates to its first full week in
operation...............Subscribers
Lottery to Launch New
Game as Sales Soar RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February
25, 2008) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) plans to launch a new
daily game next month just in time to take advantage of booming
sales..............Subscribers
Education Lottery Sales
Soar! RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 25, 2008) --
The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has achieved its highest week in
sales since launch. Sales for the past week reached...........Subscribers
Scratch-Off Tickets
Boost Lottery Sales; NC Lottery Say Ticket Sales Ahead Compared To A Year
Ago RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 20, 2008) --
Overall North Carolina Education Lottery sales for the first 7 1/2 months of
the fiscal year are nearly $18 million ahead of sales for the same period a
year ago.................Subscribers
Lottery Executive
Outlines the Facts About the NCEL Beneficiary Ad It is
interesting that you can opine about the North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) beneficiary ad that we filmed in Cumberland County last week without
talking to the people involved in making the ad and without actually seeing the
ad................Subscribers
Organizers Defend
Lottery Commercial FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, USA
(February 6, 2008) -- A television commercial for the North Carolina Education
Lottery (NCEL) that was taped on Tuesday already has drawn criticism from a
state lawmaker..............Subscribers
Lottery Transfer Brings
Education Lottery Fund Tally to Over $530 Million! RALEIGH,
North Carolina (January 31, 2008) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) has made its second transfer for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 to the Education
Lottery Fund bringing the total transferred since
inception................Read the full story at:
Vol.42 No.6
Triple Zeros Prove Lucky
For Over 1,700 Carolina Pick 3 Players
RALEIGH, North Carolina (January 22, 2008) - The numbers 0-0-0 proved lucky
for 1,713 people on Saturday nights Carolina Pick 3
drawing...............Subscribers
N.C. Lottery to End
Fifteen Scratch-Off Games North Carolina, USA (January 23,
2008) -- The N.C. Education Lottery will end 15 instant scratch-off games at
the end of the month................Subscribers
Lottery Retailers
Receive Recognition NORTH CAROLINA, USA (January 10, 2008)
-- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is recognizing three retailers
in each Region for exemplary customer service and for increasing lottery
sales...............Subscribers
Education Lottery Team
Up With the Charlotte Bobcats RALEIGH, North Carolina
(January 8, 2008) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is looking to
score points with Charlotte Bobcats fans. The full court press is a way for the
NCEL to add to its efforts to make education a winner in North
Carolina.............Subscribers
New Lottery Game Offers
$100 Million in Prizes Game Devised to Drum Up
Interest by Providing More Chances to Win NORTH CAROLINA (January
8, 2008) -- N.C. lottery officials are unveiling a new scratch-off ticket today
that promises more than $117 million in prizes.................Subscribers
About A Quarter of the
Tickets in Lottery's Second Raffle Remain Unsold RALEIGH,
North Carolina (December 27, 2007) -- North Carolina Lottery officials drew
four $1 million tickets on Thursday in the lottery's second raffle game this
year............Subscribers
Triple 7s Hit On
Carolina Pick 3 RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(December 17, 2007) -- The numbers 7-7-7 proved lucky for 5,463 people on last
nights Carolina Pick 3 drawing. The triple hit of the number
seven (7) means the North Carolina Education...............Subscribers
NC Education Lottery
Gets Favorable Audit RALEIGH, North Carolina (December 11,
2007) - Financial auditors contracted by the Office of the State Auditor have
given the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) the highest opinion it can
give in a financial statement audit.................Subscribers
Increased Prize Money,
New Games Helping to Boost Sales RALEIGH, North Carolina
(December 9, 2007) North Carolina Lottery Executive Director
Tom Shaheen told the State Lottery
Commission meeting last week that: Were trying to meet the
objections of those who say they dont play anymore because we dont
pay out prizes comparable to those other
states,....................Subscribers
Lottery To Begin Pick 3
Midday Game In Spring RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(December 5, 2007) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery wants to begin a
midday numbers drawing early this spring...........Subscribers
Lottery Misses Sales
Projections; But Show Signs of Improving RALEIGH, North
Carolina, USA (December 5, 2007) -- North Carolina Lottery director Tom Shaheen
told the state Lottery Commission Wednesday that ticket sales for July, August
and September, the lottery's fiscal first quarter, were below
projections.........Subscribers
Lottery Looks to Expand
Selling Outlets NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 23. 2007) --
North Carolina Lottery officials are reportedly looking for high-traffic,
well-placed retailers in a new push to sign up more ticket sellers who can help
boost sluggish sales..........Subscribers
NC Lottery Adds a Bit
of Holiday Glitter NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 14, 2007)
-- Holiday-themed tickets and games could help the state lottery jump start
sales.........Subscribers
Lottery to Phase in Bigger Instant-Win Prizes: Scratch-Off
Games Vying With Virginia RALEIGH, North Carolina (September
13, 2007) --N.C. Education Lottery (NCEL) Director
Tom Shaheen is reported by the local
media as saying on ...............Subscribers
State Lottery Plans
Another Raffle RALEIGH, North Carolina (August 17, 2007) --
Due to popular demand, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is planning
to introduce its second raffle and it is bigger and better than
ever!..........Read the Full Story at: Vol.40
No.9
Disability Rights
Organization Lodges Formal Complaint Against State Lottery
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, USA (July 27, 2007) The Disability Rights
and Resources organization claim the state lottery has not kept a promise to
ensure that all stores selling lottery tickets..........Subscribers
Governor Wants Budget to
Include Bigger Lottery Payouts NORTH CAROLINA, USA (July
26, 2007) -- Governor Mike Easley is seeking to introduce language in the state
budget that would give lottery officials greater flexibility in offering bigger
prizes to scratch-off ticket winners..........Subscribers
State Lottery Sales Fall
Short Of Expectations in First Fiscal Year RALEIGH,
N.C. Jul. 24, 2007--Ticket sales for the North Carolina lottery's first
fiscal year fell well short of expectations, generating about $110 million less
in education funds than legislators had projected.......Subscribers
Audit Firm Now Licensed
to Perform Work for State Lottery NORTH CAROLINA, USA (July
13, 2007) The Atlanta-based accounting firm that was the subject of a
licensing dispute regarding its work with the N.C. Education Lottery has
reportedly been resolved...........Subscribers
Carolina Cash 5 Defies
the Odds NORTH CAROLINA, USA (July 16, 2007) -- On Monday
and Wednesday this week, the same set of five numbers - 4-21-23-34-39 - were
picked to win the top prize in the Carolina Cash 5 lottery game.........Subscribers
Education Lottery
Introducing Highest Prize Payout Yet On Instant Ticket
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (July 10, 2007) -- Shiver me timbers!
Thats what many North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) players may be
saying when they play the latest instant scratch-off ticket.............Subscribers
NASCAR® Trip Winners
All Revved Up About Their Prize RALEIGH, North Carolina,
USA (June 20, 2007) -- Two North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) players and
their guests will soon be off to the races after winning...........Subscribers
Former Lottery
Commissioner Accepts Plea Deal RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(June 15, 2007) - Former state lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings has been
fined $500 in Wake County for a lobbying law violation.............Subscribers
Lottery Director
Receives Praise and Salary Increase RALEIGH, North
Carolina, USA (May 29, 2007) -- The nine-member lottery commission last Tuesday
met in private, as allowed by state law, to discuss State lottery director
Tom Shaheen's performance as part of
his first major review since taking over the lottery in December
2005............Subscribers
Lottery Amends Revenue
Target RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 23, 2007) -- On
Tuesday, state lottery commissioners are reported to have adopted a plan that
would raise much less revenue than the figure outlined in the proposed
budget.........................Subscribers
Constitutional Lottery
Issue Back In Court RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 22,
2007) -- Lawyers acting for plaintiffs who claim the North Carolina Education
Lottery (NCEL) was created unconstitutionally told the state Court of Appeals
yesterday that..........Subscribers
Education Lottery Sales
Grow To Over $1 Billion! RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May
14, 2007) -- In one year and 43 days since the North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) sold its first tickets on March 30, 2006, sales topped $1 billion!
..............Read the full story at: Vol.39
No.8
Lawsuit Challenges N.C.
Lottery RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 29, 2007) -- A
nonprofit group has launched a legal challenge to the North Carolina
Lottery...........Subscribers
Education Lottery Fund
Reaches Over $305 Million With Latest Transfer RALEIGH, The
Pueblo Chieftain, USA (April 20, 2007) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL) today transferred $85.5 million to the Education Lottery Fund bringing
the total amount transferred to over $305 million...........Subscribers
Sizzlin
Millionaire Raffle Tickets To Go On Sale Soon
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 18, 2007) Its the talk of
the town already for many players and retailers. The Sizzlin
Millionaire Raffle signs will first start going up next
week................Subscribers
North Carolina Lottery
Affecting Virginia Lottery Sales VIRGINIA (April 10, 2007)
-- According to recent media reports the North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL), launched nearly a year ago, is having a significant impact in
Virginia.........Subscribers
Lottery Begins
Installing Instant Ticket Vending Machines NORTH CAROLINA,
USA (April 10, 2007) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has
reportedly began installing 500 Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs)
statewide last week..............Subscribers
Will Increasing the
Prize Payout Ratio Stimulate Interest in Scratch-Off Tickets?
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (April 8, 2007) -- Governor Mike Easley wants to
increase the prize payout ratio to stimulate interest in North Carolina's
scratch-off lottery games starting this summer............Subscribers
In One Year Lottery
Raises Hundreds of Millions For Education RALEIGH, North
Carolina, USA (March 30, 2007) -- In its first year of operation, the North
Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) produced five winners of $1 million or
more...........Read the full story at: Vol.39
No.2
Lottery Racing Towards
First Year Anniversary RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March
27, 2007) -- The North Carolina Education Lotterys (NCEL) latest instant
scratch-off ticket will be racing into stores starting tomorrow........Subscribers
Education Lottery Raises
Green Flag on New Nascar® Themed Ticket CONCORD, North
Carolina, USA (March 23, 2007) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)
is getting revved up about its one year anniversary and the launch of its
officially licensed NASCAR® instant scratch-off ticket............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.1
North Carolina Education
Lottery: Year In Review RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March
13, 2007) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is counting down to
its first anniversary. In the past year NCEL............Subscribers
Governor Plans to
Increase Prize Payout Ratios RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
(February 22, 2007) -- Governor Mike Easley reportedly said on Thursday that he
wants to shift more ticket revenues toward prizes in the hope of boosting
declining instant ticket sales..........Subscribers
More Lottery Ads Would
be Nice RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 19, 2007)
Senator Tony Rand and some other lawmakers are reportedly talking about
upping the percentage of revenue devoted to lottery prizes, which would make
the game more competitive with neighboring state lotteries.............Subscribers
Commission Approves
Raffle Format North Carolina, USA (February 14, 2007) --
North Carolinians will get a chance to play a statewide raffle, with four $1
million prizes to be awarded in a one-time drawing on the Fourth of
July.........Subscribers
N.C. Lottery Plans $1
million Raffle RALEIGH, N.C. (February 12, 2007) -- The
North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) will reportedly consider adding a
raffle type lottery game to its lineup at its meeting
on...........Subscribers
Lottery Director Has
Plan To Boost Sales NORTH CAROLINA, USA (February 2, 2007)
Tom Shaheen, Executive Director of the North Carolina Education Lottery
(NCEL), is reported as saying that he hopes to spur sales this spring by adding
two new games and fine tuning an existing one............Subscribers
Lottery Officials Cite
Economic Reasons For Slow Sales RALEIGH, North Carolina,
USA (January 28, 2007) -- Ticket sales for the North Carolina Education
Lotterys first year of operation will reportedly be around $200 million
less than predicted.............Subscribers

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