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. View 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. View Press 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.

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 player’s chances is not supported by the lottery’s 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 night’s 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 Commissioner’s 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 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 22, 2008) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is showing its racing spirit by partnering with Lowe’s 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 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 22, 2008)- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is showing its racing spirit by partnering with Lowe’s 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 night’s “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 7’s 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 night’s “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: “We’re trying to meet the objections of those who say they don’t play anymore because we don’t 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! That’s 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) – It’s 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 Lottery’s (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 Lottery’s first year of operation will reportedly be around $200 million less than predicted.............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Fall Short Of Predictions
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 26, 2006) -- North Carolina's Education Lottery's executive director has been reported as saying the lottery will generate at least $75 million less for education than projected in the current state budget because sales of scratch-and-win tickets have fallen..........Subscribers

N.C. Lottery Raises More Than $63 Million for Education
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 19, 2006) -- An audit shows that the North Carolina Lottery raised more than $63 million for education programs during its first ten (10) months........Subscribers

Legislation Could be Introduced to Reward Retailers for Selling a Winning Powerball Ticket
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 29, 2006) – As reportedstate lawmakers could consider legislation next year that would give NC Lottery retailers a cash bonus for selling a winning Powerball ticket.........Subscribers

New Lottery Ad Touts Benefits
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 14, 2006) – The North Carolina Education Lottery reportedly launched a new advertising campaign on Monday that is a departure from most of its previous lottery spots......Subscribers

Lottery Announces New Web Site Feature Available - Get Automatic Update of Winning Numbers
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 27, 2006) -- Starting today members of North Carolina’s media can sign up for an automatic Web update for the winning numbers for all the North Carolina Education Lottery’s (NCEL) online games:...........Subscribers

Lottery to Launch New Online Game on Friday
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (October 24, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) recently released Carolina Pick 3, an online game that has a top prize of $500.........Subscribers

Former Lottery Commissioner Appeals Fraud Conviction
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 19, 2006) -- Former state lottery commissioner, who was convicted last week on five counts of mail fraud, has asked a judge to overturn his conviction.........Subscribers

Jury Finds Former Lottery Commissioner Guilty Of Mail Fraud
RALEIGH, North Carolina (October 12, 2006) -- A federal jury found former state lottery commissioner guilty Thursday of five counts of mail fraud........Subscribers

Launch of Lottery’s Newest Online Game Goes Smoothly, Sales Above Estimates
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 10, 2006) -- The newest state lottery offering, the Carolina Pick 3, generated $1.1 million in sales in its first weekend..........Subscribers

Lottery Officials Show Off New Games; Security Measures in Place For Drawings
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 4, 2006) – Lottery officials are hoping two new daily drawing games will be winners when they debut this month..........Subscribers

Governor Takes Witness Stand; Tells About Naming Lottery Commission Member
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 4, 2006) – Lawyers for former NC Lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings on Tuesday called Governor Mike Easley as their first witness after prosecutors rested their case.......Subscribers

Lottery Retailers See Increase In Sales
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 23, 2006) -- North Carolina Lottery retailers have reportedly seen an increase of around ten (10) percent in sales since the lottery launched last April...........Subscribers

Lagging Lottery Sales To Get Boost With New Online Game
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 20, 2006) -- The first six months have been successful for the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL), but sales need to pick up to reach a $1.2 billion profit goal for the first year, WRAL reports lottery director Tom Shaheen as saying........Subscribers

New Lottery Chairman Appointed
NORTH CARLONIA, USA (September 13, 2006) -- Governor Mike Easley this morning appointed .........Subscribers

Lottery Chairman Announces Resignation
RALEIGH, North Carolina (September 12, 2006) -- The chairman of the NC state lottery commission has resigned after a year on the job.............Subscribers

North Carolina Based Lotto Games to Debut in October
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 16, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) today announced that it will launch two new computerized games in October..........Subscribers

Sports-Themed Lottery Game Sparks Controversy
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 16, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is reportedly planning to start selling a scratch-off game featuring the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes........Subscribers

N.C. Lottery Announces Dates for New Online Games
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (August 16, 2006) -- The state lottery announced this morning the dates for the start of its next two major games -- pick 3 and pick 5 numbers games..........Subscribers

Newest Lottery Well Received by Players, Officials Expect Even More Success in Coming Months
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (August 13, 2006) – The four month-old North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has registered statewide ticket sales of more than $323 million through August 5 with $157.4 million in winnings being paid out, according to lottery spokeswoman Alice Garland.........Subscribers

Lottery Commission to Vote on Ball Drawing Equipment Bids Wednesday
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 7, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Commission will vote on a contract for the purchase of drawing machines and drawing balls during a 30-minute window between.........Subscribers

General Assembly Approves Lottery Oversight Committee
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (July 27, 2006) -- Lawmakers will be able to keep a close watch on the state's newly adopted lottery under a bill passed.........................Subscribers

House Bill Would Allow Lawmakers to Remove Lottery Commissioners
RALEIGH, North Carolina (July 25, 2006) -- North Carolina Lottery Commissioners could reportedly be stripped of their appointments for just cause under a bill recommended on Tuesday by a House committee.......Subscribers

Lottery Sales Still Going Strong, Despite Competition
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (July 16, 2006) –Defying predictions that lottery sales would plunge around 12% when North Carolina started its lottery in March, South Carolina lottery sales have increased 5.5 percent over last year.............Subscribers

Lottery Commission Approves Plans for New Online Games
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (July 11, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Commission today approved plans for two new online games to be introduced this fall..........Subscribers

Lottery Commission Approves Two New Number Games and Incentive Based Remuneration Package
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (July 11, 2006) – The North Carolina Lottery Commission approved two new in-state numbers games at its meeting on............Subscribers

North Carolina to Launch $10 Game in November
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (July 9, 2006) -- North Carolina will soon join the majority of other state lotteries and launch a $10 game, which will begin in November...........Subscribers

NCEL to Make First Money Transfer to State
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (June 27, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) will make its first transfer of funds to the Education Lottery Fund effective Wednesday, June 28. The first transfer amount is $50 million.............Subscribers

Lottery Pulls Scratchcard Game
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (June 7, 2006) -- North Carolina lottery officials have pulled a popular scratch-and-win game after some players reportedly confused a security code with a winning symbol.............Subscribers

Elsym Consulting Inc. Seamlessly Audits North Carolina as the Newest Powerball Jurisdiction
KENNESAW, Georgia, USA (June 2, 2006) – Elsym Consulting. Inc., a privately held company based in Kennesaw, GA, today announced that it has successfully completed the installation of its Internal Control System at the..........Subscribers

Brisk Powerball Sales Continue
RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 31, 2006) -- North Carolina sold more than $1 million in Powerball tickets in each of the first two days of sales, WWAY News Channel 3 reported lottery officials as saying. It also said that this figure far exceeds projections leading up to........Subscribers

Powerball Lottery Sales Soar in North Carolina; Software Download Delays Some Starts
RALEIGH, North Carolina (May 30, 2006) -- "I would classify it as a very successful day," Tom Shaheen, North Carolina Education Lottery’s (NCEL) executive director is quoted as saying, moments after stepping off a hot air balloon branded with the state's lottery logo...........Subscribers

Powerball Rolls Out Tuesday Across North Carolina
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 29, 2006) – Starting early Tuesday North Carolina lottery enthusiasts, who have reportedly been spending $300 million a year on lotteries in neighboring state.........Subscribers

Lottery Commission Names Additional Station to Broadcast Live Powerball Drawing Show
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 22, 2006) - The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Commission today approved WITN-TV as the Greenville area market television station to televise the Powerball drawings and any future North Carolina lottery online game drawings..........Subscribers

Powerball Starts Roaring Across NC Airwaves
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 22, 2006) -- Many North Carolinians may have already heard some roaring going on. It is the sound of Powerball rolling towards the state letting everyone know that the multi-state game will be here............Subscribers

Former State Lottery Commissioner Surrenders to Authorities, Released After Brief First Appearance in Federal Court
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 24, 2006) -- Former state lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings appeared in court on Wednesday where a federal judge read the charges against him.........Subscribers

State Lottery Baulks at Paying ‘Power-Play’ Fee
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 24, 2006) – The multi-state lotto game, Powerball, is due to launch in North Carolina on..........Subscribers

Three Charged with Lobbying Law Violations in Connection with Lottery
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 22, 2006)  -- A former political director for House Speaker Jim Black is one of three former lottery company workers who have been charged with violating state lobbying laws.......Subscribers

Lottery Commission Approves Drawing Show Services Recommendations
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 16, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Commission today approved which television station will produce and televise the lottery numbers game drawings set to launch this fall in addition to other numbers game drawings planned for the future......Subscribers

B-I-N-G-O the Next Game-O for Education Lottery
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 15, 2006) -- Players won’t need daubers, but they will need their lucky instant scratch-off device for the North Carolina Education Lottery’s (NCEL) new Bingo game......Subscribers

Powerball Ad Blitz Being Planned; Sales to Start May 30
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (May 15, 2006) -- The N.C. Education Lottery will reportedly start airing its Powerball ads a week from today. Television and radio ads will trumpet Powerball’s arrival ........Subscribers

Lottery Keeps Costs Under Control While Still Maximizing Ticket Sales
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (May 12, 2006) -- As of May 6, the N.C. Education Lottery had sold $128 million worth of tickets. The lottery doesn't have a formal budget yet, but according to local media..........Subscribers

Phone-Card Company Takes State Lottery to Court
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 9, 2006) -- A phone card company that sells two minutes of calling time to anywhere in the continental U.S. and Hawaii for $1, as well as offering consumers the chance to win prizes........Subscribers

Phone Cards Bring Lotto Confusion
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 5, 2006) -- Some people are reportedly buying phone cards thinking they are a product of the new NC Education Lottery, but they later find out that............Subscribers

Rising Gas Prices Not Helping Lottery Ticket Sales
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (May 3, 2006) – Players have reportedly spent more than $100 million in the past month buying lottery tickets in North Carolina. And, although the state is said to be pleased with the results, officials say sales.........Subscribers

Lottery’s Policy on Collecting Prizes is Tough on Illegal Immigrants
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 14, 2006) - Illegal immigrants in North Carolina can play the state's new lottery, but they may not be allowed to collect large winnings under the game's claim policies.......Subscribers

Two New Lottery Games to be Released Next Week
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 28, 2006) -- Retailers will soon be selling two new North Carolina Education Lottery instant scratch-off games. ............Subscribers

Lottery Sales Exceeding Expectations, So Far
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 23, 2006) -- The first 22 days of operation, the NC Education Lottery had brought in $80 million, or about $3.6 million per day..............Subscribers

Lottery Could Seek Compromise to Use ‘Power Play’ Feature
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (April 19, 2006) -- Scientific Games could reportedly still get a piece of North Carolina's lottery action after all............Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Sales Up-To-Scratch
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (April 18, 2006) -- The country’s newest lottery said today that sales of tickets for the first four games have been at a fast clip, topping ......Subscribers

Lottery To Launch Two New Instant Games
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 11, 2006) -- Two new scratch-off games will be available April 18..........Subscribers

NCEL Issues Invitation to Bid on Electronic Security Systems and Related Services
NORTH CAROLINA (April 10, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is soliciting bids through a procurement and Invitation-To-Bid (ITB).............Subscribers

Poll Shows Strong Support for Lottery
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (April 7, 2006) -- Results of the latest Elon University poll reportedly show nearly half of North Carolina citizens plan to play the state's new lottery..........Subscribers

North Carolina Education Lottery Invitation to Bid for Electronic Digit Display Systems and Related Services
NORTH CAROLINA (April 5, 2006) -- The North Carolina State Education Lottery (NCEL) is soliciting bids through a procurement and Invitation-To-Bid (ITB).  LC-000006 (ITB) invites responsible bids from qualified and reputable vendors to create, install and maintain an electronic digit display systems and related services as outlined in the ITB for outdoor display billboards. .........Subscribers

NC Lottery is a "Very Huge Successful Startup"
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (Apr 4, 2006) – The North Carolina Education Lottery has reportedly generated more than $24 million in ticket sales during its first five days in operation. .........Subscribers

NC Lottery May Face Challenge From ‘Legal’ Phone Cards
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, USA (April 2, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery could face some competition from phone cards that look like games of chance..........Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Gets Off to a Good Start, First Day Sales Reach an Estimated $8 Million
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 31, 2006) -- Despite a few minor glitches that prevented some retailers from selling tickets, officials have reportedly said North Carolina's lottery is off to a good start. ...........Subscribers

N.C. Education Lottery Begins; Launches New Player-Focused Website
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 31, 2006) -- The N.C. Education Lottery (NCEL) officially began Thursday morning, with vendors statewide beginning to sell four different types of scratch tickets...........Subscribers

Group Files Appeal Over Lottery Ruling
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 29, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery could face another legal roadblock before the games begin..........Subscribers

Newspaper Declines Advertising from Lottery Commission
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (March 28, 2006) – North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)tickets are set to go on sale this Thursday. To prime the ticket-buying public, the lottery's ad agency.......Subscribers

Education Lottery Message Drumming Up Support
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 24, 2006) --  Several North Carolinians will be marching into living rooms all across the state in a television commercial advertising the launch of the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)........Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.13

NC Education Lottery Releases ‘How to Play’ Information
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 23, 2006) -- In just one week the first ever North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) tickets will go on sale statewide. In order for North Carolinians to have a complete.........Subscribers

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Lottery
RALEIGH (Mar 21, 2006) — State Superior Court Judge Henry Hight reportedly dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the North Carolina Education Lottery, clearing the way for ticket sales to begin next week............Subscribers

NC Education Lottery Seeking Drawing Show Services
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 20, 2006) --- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) today announced two separate Requests for Proposals (RFP) for services for its drawing shows.............Subscribers

NC Lottery Installs 4000th Retail Outlet
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 18, 2006) -- Today, GTECH, the gaming vendor providing lottery game services to the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL), installed the 4000th retail outlet to sell lottery tickets...............Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.12

North Carolina Lottery Launch Two Weeks Away and Counting
More than 5,000 Retailers Expected to Sell Tickets
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 16, 2006) -- In just two weeks, the first ever North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) tickets will be sold in North Carolina............Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.12

Dispute Over Lottery's Legality Returns to Court Today
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 20, 2006) -- Attorneys are reportedly ready to appear in a Wake County court today over a lawsuit filed by taxpayers, lawmakers and advocacy groups questioning whether the General Assembly followed the constitution when it approved the lottery law last year. .........Subscribers

First Draft of Proposed N.C. Lottery Ad Released
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 15, 2006) - A concept draft of the first television commercial for the North Carolina Education Lottery reportedly has a man sitting in a chair..........Subscribers

Education Lottery Unveils First Instant Tickets
CARY, North Carolina (March 9, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) Thursday unveiled its designs of the first series of tickets that will go on sale statewide in three weeks.............Subscribers

Lower Return to Players Could Hurt Instant Sales
RALEIGH, North Carolina (March 8, 2006) -- North Carolina's first batch of scratch-off lottery tickets will reportedly be unveiled .............Subscribers

NC Education Lottery To Unveil First Lottery Tickets
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 7, 2006) – This week North Carolinians should get their first look at the lottery tickets expected to roll out on March 30th..............Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Lottery Starts in Less Than a Month
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 6, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) starts in less than a month..............Subscribers

NC Lottery Update -- Lottery Terminals, Jobs
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 28, 2006) -- During a conference call North Carolina Education Lottery officials announced ..... terminals have now been installed ............Subscribers

Lottery Commissioners Want to Preview Ads
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 25, 2006) -- State lottery commissioners have reportedly decided they want some oversight, but not creative control, of the new .......Subscribers

NC Lottery Update, Lottery to Start on Schedule
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 25, 2006) – The North Carolina Education Lottery remains on schedule to .....Subscribers

Lottery Unveils New Logo
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (February 21, 2006) – NC Education Lottery officials today reportedly approved a new lottery logo that reflects the character of the state................Subscribers

Lottery Executives Look to Vacation Days Offset
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 17, 2006) – North Carolina Education Lottery Director, Tom Shaheen, has reportedly asked the Lottery Commission for.............Subscribers

NC Lottery Update: Judge Says Lottery Plans Can Continue, But Challenge Stays, Logo Withdrawn
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 15, 2006) -- Superior Court Judge Henry Hight reportedly ruled that the North Carolina Education Lottery can continue preparing...............Subscribers

Lottery Selects Firm to Manage Advertising Program
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (February 14, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery reportedly selected an agency to lead the lottery's projected..............Subscribers

Judge Begins Hearing Motion To Block Initial Lottery Spending
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 13, 2006) – Judge Henry Hight today began hearing a lawsuit that argues the vote in the state House approving the North Carolina Lottery bill was .........Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Start-Up schedule Ahead of Time, Judge to Consider Lottery Challenge
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 13, 2006) -- North Carolinians could reportedly be scratching lottery tickets by the end of next month. And, by the end of May, they could be ...........Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Retailers Rush to Beat Deadline
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (February 3, 2006) -- About 4,000 retailers have reportedly filed applications to sell the first North Carolina Education Lottery tickets.............Subscribers

NC Education Lottery Names One Company to Handle Gaming Contracts
RALEIGH, North Carolina (January 30, 2006) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery Commission (NCEL) today unanimously approved and signed a contract with GTECH Corporation to provide both the Online Gaming System and Instant Ticket Lottery Game Services.............Subscribers

NC Lottery Commission Awards Contracts for Both Instant and Online Games
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (January 30, 2006) --The state lottery commission has reportedly awarded contracts for both instant tickets and online games to GTECH Holdings Corp.........Subscribers

NC Lottery Receives Four Bids for Lottery Ad Contract
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (January 27, 2006) – Bids for the NC Education Lottery’s advertising account were opened this afternoon at the lottery’s offices in Cary....................Subscribers

Bid Documents to Stay Under Wraps
NORTH CAROLINA (January 17, 2006) – Last week the North Carolina Education Lottery was quoted in the local media as saying it hoped to make public copies of the bid documents submitted by companies vying for the state’s lottery contracts once it blacked out information considered proprietary................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Bidders Announced, Advertising RFP Issued
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (January 14, 2006) -- A lawsuit filed on December 15 last year by the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law claims that both .................Subscribers

North Carolina Education Lottery Announces Search for Advertising Services RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (January 9, 2006) -- With less than three months to reach the goal for the kickoff of the Education Lottery, the .......Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Tight Security Set to Protect Lottery Bids
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (January 7, 2006) – Tom Shaheen, Executive Director of the NC Lottery Commission, reportedly advised lottery commissioners of the security measures that will be ........Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Commission Names Bidders for Lottery Contracts and Approves Guidelines for Lottery Retailers, Lawsuit Seeks To Halt All Lottery Operations
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (December 26, 2005) – NC Lottery Commission Chairman Charles Sanders said during a commission meeting on Wednesday that three vendors have advised of their intention to bid for the two major lottery contracts........................................Subscribers

Vendors Would Like to See Instant Ticket Printing Contract Split
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 21, 2005) – Potential bidders for the North Carolina Lottery’s instant ticket printing contract would have liked to have seen the contract ask for bids solely on ..............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Director Fills Five Executive Positions
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 19, 20005) – The North Carolina Education Lottery announced five additional hirings on Monday, including three with connections to the Georgia Lottery and another.............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Issues Request for Proposals for Instant Ticket Lottery Game Services
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (December 20, 2005) – The North Carolina Education Lottery Corporation (NCEL) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the ........................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Issues Request for Proposals for Online Lottery Gaming System
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (December 20, 2005) – The North Carolina Education Lottery Corporation (NCEL) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the .............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Commission Votes to Join Multistate Lottery Bloc
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 19, 20005) – The North Carolina Lottery Commission has reportedly accepted the Multi-State Lottery Association’s (MUSL) invitation to join the..............................Subscribers

Former Magistrate Named To Lottery Commission
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 16, 2005) – Asheville attorney Max O. Cogburn Jr. was appointed on Thursday to the state lottery commission.................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update: RFPs and Lawsuits
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (December 15, 2005) -- The Lottery Commission met this morning. The only substantial action it took was to give Director Tom Shaheen permission to ......................Subscribers

Group Expected to File Lawsuit Tomorrow Challenging Lottery Voting Process
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 12, 2005) -- A lawsuit challenging how the North Carolina Education Lottery was created could reportedly be filed by ...............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Director Announces First Hiring
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 12, 2005) -- Raleigh-native Jerry C. Carter has been named director of the N.C. Education Lottery Security Office. This is the first employee to be......................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Staffing Structure Approved, Salaries, Bonus Set
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 8, 2005) -- The state lottery commission, meeting by phone this morning, approved a structure for senior managers, as well as agreeing to ...........................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 6, 2005) – North Carolinians will have their first lottery games by April 5, director Tom Shaheen is reported by the local media as saying..........................Subscribers

NC Lottery Officials Visit Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (December 3, 2005) -- Several North Carolina Lottery Commissioners joined their counterparts in Tennessee on Friday to gain first hand knowledge of the monumental task facing them in launching a state lottery..............................Subscribers

Concerns Raised at Interstate Lottery Visit
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (December 1, 2005) -- The N.C. Lottery Commission's planned trip to Tennessee on Friday would reportedly violate the ........................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; New Commissioner Nominated; Group Considers Lawsuit to Challenge Lottery Legislation
RALEIGH, North Carolina (November 30, 2005) -- State Senate leader Marc Basnight has reportedly recommended an information technology consultant from ..............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (November 23, 2005) – Thomas Shaheen, North Carolina's first lottery director, will reportedly start his new job during the first week of December............................Subscribers

Former Lottery Commissioner to Testify Before Grand Jury
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (November 17, 2005) -- Gordon Myers, who resigned this week from the North Carolina Lottery Commission, will reportedly testify ..................................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Names New Director
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 17, 2005) – Thomas N. Shaheen was announced as the first Executive Director for the North Carolina Education Lottery on November 17, 2005. Shaheen was previously ..................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.8

North Carolina Lottery Update; Turmoil Continues at Lottery Commission with Third Member Resigning
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 15, 2005) – A third member of the state lottery commission has reportedly announced he will be stepping down......................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Director’s Salary Package Negotiable
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 14, 2005) – Who ever is selected to run the North Carolina Lottery will end up being one of the highest paid officials in the state.....................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update; Commission Has Reportedly Settled on a Candidate to Run the State's Lottery
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 10, 2005) -- Members of North Carolina's lottery commission have reportedly settled on a candidate to run the state's lottery.....................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Commission Adopts Ethics Policy, Interviews for Director
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 9, 2005) -- Lottery vendors doing business with the state will have to follow the same strict ethics code that applies to .............................Subscribers

Governor Breaks Silence on Lottery Issue
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 8, 2005) – Governor Mike Easley took questions on the swirling lottery controversy for the first time today and said he ..............................Subscribers

North Carolina News Update (Monday November 7)
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 7, 2005) -- Retired teacher Shirley Frye was named to the North Carolina Lottery Commission last week. But a short while after accepting the job, she reportedly reconsidered and stepped down....................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery News Update, Lottery Director Short-List Reduced to Four
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 3, 2005) -- North Carolina Lottery commissioners have reportedly reduced their search for a lottery director to a short-list of four.....................................Subscribers

Selection of Lottery Director in Motion, Applicants to be Interviewed Next Week
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (November 1, 2005) -- The panel searching for North Carolina's first lottery director will begin interviewing candidates next week.........................Subscribers

Another Member Steps Down From Lottery Commission
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (November 1, 2005) – The only lottery commissioner with lottery experience has reportedly resigned from the commission today................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Panel to Review Director Applications
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 31, 2005) - A subcommittee of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission met to discuss the 15 or so applications it has received for the director's position, a job that will pay..................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (October 26, 2005) -- The state lottery commission adopted a code of ethics today that puts more strict rules on commissioners than the legislature prescribed.....................................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Member Resigns
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (October 25, 2005) -- Malachi Greene reportedly resigned from the newly formed North Carolina State Lottery Commission, saying he doesn't have the time to devote to the panel.........................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 24, 2005) – The North Carolina Lottery Commission’s vendor selection committee met for the first time on Monday. Unfortunately, only one member has any lottery experience.............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 20, 2005 -- A Charlotte city attorney is reported to have written to lottery commissioners suggesting certain factors be considered when choosing lottery locations.............................Subscribers

Cyber-Squatters Hold North Carolina Lottery Hostage
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 18, 2005) -- State officials are reportedly having trouble coming up with an Internet domain name for North Carolina's lottery. It appears all the good ones are taken...........................Subscribers

Applications Pour in for Top Lottery Job
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 18, 2005) -- The state formally began its national search for a lottery director by launching advertisements over the weekend. The response was swift, said Charles Sanders, who oversees the state lottery commission...............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 15, 2005) -- Legislators have reportedly expressed concern following the disclosure reported that a lottery company wrote part of the law that will be used by the lottery commission to select vendors to provide equipment and expertise.............................Subscribers

Search Begins for N.C. Lottery Director
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 16, 2005) -- The North Carolina Education Lottery has commenced running advertisements seeking an executive director..............................Subscribers

N.C. Lottery Now Has Official Internet Site
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (October 13. 2005) -- The North Carolina lottery is now officially online. Late Thursday, the state started the Web site http://lottery.nc.gov/ with information about the lottery.....................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Commission Tackles Potential Conflicts-of-Interests Between Members and Vendors
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (October 6, 2005) – The only member of the newly appointed North Carolina Lottery Commission that has any previous lottery and gaming experience may have to excuse himself from taking part in the process to evaluate lottery vendors..................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 3, 2005) -- The state board responsible for creating a lottery in North Carolina is finally getting off the ground............................Subscribers

North Carolina’s Lower Lottery Prize Pools Could Assist Border States
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (October 2, 2005) – The North Carolina State Lottery will reportedly be required to pay a greater percentage of its revenue to education than lotteries in surrounding states...............................Subscribers

Lottery Chair Hosts News Conference
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 29, 2005) -- The head of North Carolina’s Lottery Commission spoke out for the first time..........................Subscribers

Strange ‘Lottery’ Bed Fellows
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (September 27, 2005) – The man Governor Mike Easley recently selected to chair the nine-member lottery commission appears on the surface to be a very strange appointment.............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Commission Members Named
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 22, 2005) – Former Glaxo Inc. chief executive Charles Sanders will lead the North Carolina Lottery Commission, the office of Governor Mike Easley announced on Thursday...................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update, Anti-Lottery Coalition Ponders Legal Challenge
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 20, 2005) -- A spokesman for ‘Citizens United Against the Lottery,’ a coalition formed to fight its creation, has reportedly said the group is weighing a lawsuit challenging how the lottery was approved............................Subscribers

Retailers, Players Could Run Into N.C. Lottery Red Tape
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 19, 2005) – According to local media reports, under the state's new lottery laws owners of convenience stores in North Carolina hoping to be given a licence to sell lottery tickets must first satisfy officials that they are up-to-date with their taxes....................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Bill Update
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (September 15, 2005) -- North Carolina's lottery legislation states that: A nine-member commission, appointed by the governor and legislative leaders, will ultimately decide which games the lottery will introduce and the timing of their introduction.....................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 12, 2005) -- The nine-member North Carolina Lottery Commission will be among the most independent of any such agencies in the country..............................Subscribers

Appeals Court Opens the Door to Promotional (Trade) Scratch Cards
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (September 6, 2005) – A North Carolina Appeals Court has reportedly upheld a lower court judgment that a promotional game packaged with telephone long-distance talk time is not an illegal lottery.......................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (September 5, 2005) – Governor Easley and legislative leaders are reportedly already starting to receive letters, phone calls and e-mails proposing Lottery Commission candidates...........................Subscribers

North Carolina Governor Signs Lottery Bill
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 31, 2005) – N.C. Governor Easley signed legislation creating a state lottery...............................Subscribers

North Carolina Residents Can Now Spend Their Lottery Money at Home
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (August 30, 2005) -- For years retailers in Virginia counties that boarder North Carolina have been the beneficiaries of that state’s reluctance to have its own state lottery..................................Subscribers

North Carolina Senate Passes Lottery Bill, Lieutenant Governor Breaks Deadlock
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 30, 2005) - North Carolina is set to become the final state on the East Coast to start a lottery..............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update No.7
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 26, 2005) -- House Speaker Jim Black reportedly said on Wednesday that he has postponed the end of this year's session for his chamber until next week to give lottery supporters more time to sway votes......................................Subscribers

Pro-Lottery Ads Rebuffed
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (August 21, 2005) – One of the three Republicans targeted by radio ads sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) to try to win votes for .................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update 6
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (August 19. 2005) – The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is reportedly targeting Republican senators who oppose a state lottery by airing radio ads supportive of the initiative..........................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update 5
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 13, 2005) -- After marathon sessions to wrap up a host of legislation, the Senate adjourned for the week on Saturday without voting on a state lottery...............Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update 4
RALEIGH, North Carolina (August 9, 2005) – After the budget vote, which is expected sometime this week, the N.C. Senate must approve the lottery again in a separate vote......................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update 3
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 7, 2005) – Legislators are reportedly preparing to adopt budget provisions this week that would distribute $425 million a year in lottery proceeds among .................................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update 2
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (August 2, 2005) -- Budget negotiations in the Legislature have reportedly unveiled several differences over establishing a proposed state lottery agency...............................Subscribers

Lieutenant Governor Supports State Lottery
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (July 13, 2005) -- North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue is offering reassurance to supporters of a state lottery............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Update 1
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (July 7, 2005) -- House lawmakers in April narrowly approved legislation allowing lottery games to be conducted in the state..............................Subscribers

NC Lottery, Far From A Done Deal
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 17, 2005) -- The N.C. House reportedly passed a $17.1 billion budget plan this week, so now the subject of a state lottery can begin ........................Subscribers

Virginia Lottery Retailers Contemplate Life Post North Carolina Lottery
VIRGINIA, USA (May 23, 2005) -- North Carolina is the only state on Virginia's border without its own lottery. With the very real prospect of a North Carolina Lottery bill getting .........................Subscribers

Senate Committee Considers Social and Legal Expenses of Launching State Lottery
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 11, 2005) – Witnesses reportedly told a Senate committee that policing the proposed North Carolina State Lottery - including permitting, licensing and law enforcement - could cost up to........................Subscribers

Lottery Measure May Not Survive in Budget
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 9, 2005) -- House Speaker Jim Black thinks the lottery proposal will only move through both branches of Legislature as an individual, not as it is currently, which is twelve pages buried deep in a 278-page document............................Subscribers

Lottery Included in Senate Budget Plan
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (May 3, 2005) -- Senate Democratic leaders reportedly plan to include a state lottery as part of their $17 billion state budget proposal.....................Subscribers

Lottery Measure to be Included in Budget
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 28, 2005) -- The Senate's state budget proposal will reportedly contain language to create a state lottery...........................Subscribers

Summary of N.C. Lottery Committee Hearing
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 27, 2005) -- Supporters and opponents of a proposed North Carolina lottery got their chance to attempt to persuade senators during a committee hearing.........................Subscribers

N.C. Senate Panel Begins Reviewing Lottery Bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 20, 2005) -- Members of a special lottery committee in the state Senate met for the first time on Wednesday. Committee members, and a standing-room only crowd, learned details of the House proposal...........................Subscribers

Lottery Opponents Increase Pressure on Lawmakers
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (April 18, 2005) -- Just days after the state House barely passed its lottery bill some senators gave reports that they have received more than 100 individual emails.......................Subscribers

Commission Will Oversight Lottery Operations
NORTH CAROLINA (April 15, 2005) -- The lottery bill, passed by the state House, and if eventually passed by the Senate and signed by Governor Mike Easley, would create a ......................................Subscribers

North Carolina Senate Names Lottery Panel
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 14, 2005) -- Nearly half of the state Senate is on a committee to debate the House-approved lottery bill.......................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery Web Names Taken
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (April 12, 2005) -- A number of people have reportedly registered Internet sites in anticipation that North Carolina will eventually launch a state lottery. ..................................Subscribers

Special Committee To Look At Lottery Bill
RALEIGH, North Carolina (April 12, 2005) -- The North Carolina Senate is taking action on the lottery bill. Lawmakers have named a special committee to discuss the issue.............................Subscribers

NC House Votes To Establish A Lottery, Bill Now Heads To Senate
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 6, 2005) -- The North Carolina House narrowly approved a lottery on Wednesday. The House voted 61-59 in favor of a measure.........................Subscribers

N.C. Lottery Vote Could Come Today
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 6, 2005) -- The state House could vote on whether to start a North Carolina Lottery as early as........................Subscribers

Proposal to Limit NC Lottery Advertising
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (April 2, 2005) -- House Speaker Jim Black supports a state lottery, but only if there are limits on how much is spent on advertising........................Subscribers

House Panel Smooths Way for Lottery Bill
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (March 30, 2005) -- A special state House committee started putting together a bill on Tuesday that could bring a lottery to North Carolina...................................Subscribers

House Speaker Names Lottery Committee
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 29, 2005) -- House Speaker Jim Black has chosen Rep. Bill Culpepper to chair the 14-member House Select Committee on the Lottery, which will meet for the first time .....................Subscribers

House Speaker to Name Special Lottery Committee
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 24, 2005) -- House Speaker Jim Black plans to name a special committee to hear a bill to establish a state lottery, a move that will ease the way for a floor vote on the topic................................Subscribers

Proposed NC Lottery Could Hurt Virginia Lottery Retailers
VIRGINIA, USA (March 20, 2005) -- North Carolina may soon approve a state run lottery. Right now they're the only state left on the East Coast without one. Some Virginia stores would like it to stay that way.............................Subscribers

North Carolina Lottery May Go Straight to Vote
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 10, 2005) -- Leaders in the North Carolina House hope to hold an up-or-down vote on a state lottery within the next several weeks and not put the issue to a vote of the people...........................Subscribers

Another Lottery Bill Filed in North Carolina
RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (March 8, 2005)- - Another lottery bill has been filed in the state House, this one with proceeds for scholarships for North Carolina students to attend public and private in-state colleges...........................Subscribers

Lottery on Legislative Agenda
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 22, 2005) -- In his State of the State address on Monday Governor Mike Easley again pushed an education lottery, the one he's sought unsuccessfully since his first gubernatorial campaign in 2000.......................Subscribers

Representative Introduces Unusual Lottery Proposal
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (February 2005) -- According to Local sources State Rep. Bill Owens proposed an unusual lottery bill on the first day of the new session......................Subscribers

Odds Improve for North Carolina State Lottery
NORTH CAROLINA (February 2, 2005) -- As reported the Democrats back in control of the General Assembly, the move to give North Carolina a state-run lottery appears to be gaining momentum..................................Subscribers

Lawmakers Divided on State Lottery Issue
NORTH CAROLINA (January 18,2005) -- Governor Easley's support for a State Lottery is reportedly backed in varying degrees among local legislators from his own party and ............................Subscribers

Lottery Prospects for North Carolina Looking Good
NORTH CAROLINA, USA (January 10, 2005) -- North Carolina's prospects for a State Lottery have significantly improved with the re-election of Democratic Governor ....................Subscribers