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N.C. Lottery may announce director ThursdayNews Story
Commission chair says negotiations started with at least 2 peopleNorth Carolina's first lottery director could be named as early as Thursday, the chairman of the lottery commission said Friday.The commission last week ranked six finalists and has begun negotiations with its top choice and at least one other. Let's say we're talking seriously to a couple people, trying to determine what their needs and interests are, said commission Chairman Charles Sanders.Sanders has said he expects a new dire
Nov 14, 2005, 8:47 am - Lottery News

N.C. Gov. says lottery can overcome setbacksNews Story
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley says he thinks North Carolina's new and beleaguered lottery can overcome recent setbacks that led to a criminal investigation over alleged lobbying violations.Easley told reporters this morning that an appointed commission can lead the troubled numbers game out of its current problems. The governor says, You can focus on the bumps or you can focus on the road. I intend to focus myself on the road. Since Easley signed the lottery into law in August, two member
Nov 8, 2005, 2:01 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery ticket plan may kill video pokerNews Story
One of North Carolina's top lawmakers Friday called for banning the sale of lottery tickets at businesses with video poker machines, a ban one operator said would effectively kill the video poker business.Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight proposed the ban in a letter to lottery commission Chairman Charles Sanders. The Dare County Democrat has long opposed video poker. While the Senate has repeatedly voted to ban the games, the House never has.An ongoing federal probe of the industry last ye
Nov 8, 2005, 8:57 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery may need bigger consequences for lapse in ethicsNews Story
After taking a seat on the state lottery commission, Charlotte public relations executive Kevin Geddings was required to disclose in a state filing that he had a financial relationship with a lottery company.Geddings did not do it.But the stiffest penalty for a failure to disclose such information is for the N.C. Board of Ethics to recommend removal of the offender from his or her position.North Carolina is one of the few states in the nation without a broad ethics law, though North Carolina law
Nov 8, 2005, 6:31 am - Lottery News

Hunt for N.C. lottery director pared to 4News Story
S.C.'s top 2 lottery officials are finalists with Tenn., New Mexico counterparts; startup experience is keyNorth Carolina lottery commissioners searching for a lottery director plan to interview South Carolina's top two lottery officials next Wednesday, as well as senior lottery officials from New Mexico and Tennessee.Commissioners have narrowed their list to at least four finalists for the job, according to two officials familiar with the search. The lineup demonstrates the commission's push to
Nov 3, 2005, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

Former UNC-C Chancellor Named To N.C. Lottery CommissionNews Story
A former chancellor at UNC-Charlotte is the newest member of North Carolina's Lottery Commission.Jim Woodward was appointed to the commission Wednesday by state House Speaker Jim Black, even as the threat of criminal charges loomed over the man he's replacing.A state regulator said former commissioner Kevin Geddings, two other people and a company that may seek a lottery contract appear to have broken North Carolina's lobbying laws. A letter from the Secretary of State's Office refers the case t
Nov 3, 2005, 11:42 am - Lottery News

Charlotte wants limits on N.C. lottery salesNews Story
Charlotte leaders have asked North Carolina's new lottery commission to approve unusual rules that would limit ticket sales in fragile neighborhoods.In a letter sent to commission members, city attorney Mac McCarley asked them to get feedback from local governments before determining whether ticket outlets are appropriate in certain areas.He also asked that lottery outlets be at least 50 feet from a church or school. We don't want any business to become a magnet for trouble in the neighborhood
Oct 26, 2005, 12:33 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery ticket sales might begin in AprilNews Story
It will probably be April or later before anyone is able to buy a North Carolina lottery ticket, the lottery commissioner in charge of laying down rules for contractors said Monday.Robert Farris is chairman of the vendor selection subcommittee, which met for the first time Monday to begin drafting the official request the state lottery would make to businesses for help in running the lottery.During the meeting, Farris said that before any companies were asked to offer their services to the state
Oct 26, 2005, 9:25 am - Lottery News

What if you won the Powerball?News Story
North Dakotans are among the thousands of people in 27 states who have been snatching up Powerball tickets. But what would they do if they won the record jackpot?Bryce McGillis, 28, a technical school student and worker at Phoenix International in Fargo, said he probably wouldn't handle all those millions very well. Probably not, to be honest, he said. I'm bad with money. Roger McNeil, 51, of Fargo, said he and his wife, Bernadette, would buy land and build a square-dancing ballroom. I'm sure
Oct 19, 2005, 11:30 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery hunts for online identityNews Story
Internet-savvy speculators have bought all the logical Web addresses for North Carolina's lottery, leaving the state in a bind as it looks for a smooth, easy way to get out information on the games.Dan Gerlach, an adviser to Gov. Mike Easley, said state officials have looked for an easy-to-remember name for the lottery's online home, but they're all gone. All the permutations we could think of, he told the lottery commissioners at their inaugural meeting this month.Charles Hayworth of Winston-
Oct 18, 2005, 8:37 pm - Lottery News