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N.C. Lottery fraud trial: E-mail disclosure has witness in tearsNews Story
An office manager for former state lottery commissioner Kevin L. Geddings broke down in tears on the witness stand Tuesday when she was asked to read for jurors an e-mail message that Geddings had sent her last year. The message directed Cheri Moore Pfisterer of Charlotte to not disclose that lottery vendor Scientific Games was a client of Geddings' public-relations firm. Geddings sent the message four days after House Speaker Jim Black appointed him to the lottery commission. Pls neve
Sep 27, 2006, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery fraud trial puts S.C. Lottery under microscopeNews Story
The federal trial of Kevin L. Geddings is probing as deeply into his pro-lottery work in South Carolina as it is into his activities leading up to his appointment last year to North Carolina's lottery commission. And the evidence presented so far by prosecutors suggests they see a pattern of conduct payments to Geddings by lottery vendor Scientific Games in exchange for helping the company win lottery business. Testimony and evidence show that creating a lottery in the Palmetto state
Sep 27, 2006, 12:57 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery commissioner on lottery firm payroll for yearsNews Story
Four years before North Carolina lawmakers created the state lottery, a for-profit lottery company was paying former state lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings to work as a consultant, a company executive said Monday at Geddings' fraud trial. Patrick Traub, an executive at Scientific Games Corp., affirmed government evidence showing that Geddings received $9,668.66 in April 2001 from a company later acquired by Scientific Games. An invoice from Geddings' public relations firm stated the payme
Sep 25, 2006, 1:51 pm - Lottery News

Trial in N.C. lottery fraud case beginsNews Story
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that former N.C. lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings spent 60 telltale days last year working for a lottery company, holding a state lottery post and deceiving the public. In opening statements in Geddings' fraud case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Duffy said Geddings had a lucrative relationship with lottery vendor Scientific Games that was a conflict of interest as a commissioner. By failing to disclose the relationship, Duffy said Geddings violated a law
Sep 22, 2006, 2:30 pm - Lottery News

First N.C. lottery chairman Sanders resignsNews Story
The first chairman of the North Carolina lottery commission resigned Tuesday after a year on the job that began tumultuously and ended up with ticket sales of more than $400 million. During his tenure, Charles Sanders helped create the North Carolina lottery from scratch, handled ethics questions surrounding the approval of the games and watched three other commissioners give up their seats. Gov. Mike Easley appointed Sanders in September 2005 to a one-year term that expired Aug. 31. In a
Sep 12, 2006, 5:45 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Powerball lottery winners worry what their preacher will thinkNews Story
Can winning nearly a million dollars in the lottery be a bad thing? Strangely, for Donald and Danette Sigmon the answer is apparently, yes. On July 26, Donald won $800,000 in the Powerball Lottery after accurately choosing five winning numbers. The Sigmons went to Raleigh to claim their prize. Ever since, they have worried over the fact that playing the lottery might have shamed them. They say they have been shunned and ridiculed and aren't entirely proud of having played. They're so u
Sep 5, 2006, 12:03 pm - Lottery News

Mechanic Got $200,000 Powerball N.C. Lottery Ticket In RaleighNews Story
A Goldsboro man who purchased his ticket in Raleigh came away a big winner last Saturday in the Powerball drawing. He matched all five white balls in Saturday's Powerball drawing to win $200,000. Henry Bunn visited the North Carolina Education Lottery's headquarters earlier this week to collect his $200,000 Powerball prize. Bunn purchased the winning ticket at Kangaroo Gas Station #935 on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh while he was on vacation. Bunn told lottery officials that he has pla
Aug 25, 2006, 9:06 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery counts on millions in unclaimed prizesNews Story
The first night North Carolina residents could take part in the multistate Powerball lottery game, someone hit a $200,000 winner. More than 11 weeks later, no one has claimed the prize. It's a little-known fact that lottery games across the country keep millions of dollars in winnings are never claimed. The industry norm is that about 1 percent to 2 percent of prizes somehow fall through the cracks. North Carolina lottery officials expect almost $9 million in lottery winnings will go un
Aug 21, 2006, 11:34 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery to roll out 3 new games in OctoberNews Story
Numbers games coming sooner than expected because of demand October will be a busy month for the N.C. Education Lottery. That's when the state will debut Pick 3 and 5 games and plans to start selling a controversial scratch-off game featuring the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes. The pick-numbers games are coming a little sooner than expected because of high demand from players and retailers, state lottery director Tom Shaheen said. The N.C. lottery started just five months ago.
Aug 18, 2006, 3:48 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery announces dates for pick 3, pick 5News Story
The state lottery announced this morning the dates for the start of its next two major games Pick 3 and Pick 5 numbers games. The Pick 3 game will begin Oct. 6. The Pick 5 game will start Oct. 27. The games are played similar to the multi-state Powerball game, but with fewer numbers to choose from, better odds and lower prize amounts. Drawings will be held every day of the week. Top prize for picking the exact numbers in the Pick 3 game is $500. Top prize in the Pick 5 game will
Aug 16, 2006, 1:54 pm - Lottery News