N.C. lottery: About 4,000 retailers apply to sell tickets

Comment #5

mylollipop — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:50:28 GMT

Yes, yes, yes, ALL states. Yeah, the states that do not have a lottery fill the coffers of the lotto states---so why not keep the money at home. When other states travel to Georgia, there is a sign in one border town that welcomes out of state dollars. Hope the other states catch on.

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LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:54:07 GMT

i would like to see mississippi or arkansas get one.....

Comment #3

Chewie — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:29:02 GMT

I wonder if any will be working for an internet betting company.

Comment #2

JimmySand9 — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 06:23:11 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by mylollipop on February 4, 2006Soon all states will have a lottery

Even Utah? Don't hold your breath.

Comment #1

mylollipop — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:11:36 GMT

Soon all states will have a lottery

N.C. lottery: About 4,000 retailers apply to sell tickets

Lottery Post — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:03:00 GMT

About 4,000 retailers have filed applications by Friday's deadline to be guaranteed the chance to sell the first North Carolina Education Lottery tickets, projected to start at the end of next month.

The lottery office is working with ticket vendor GTECH Holdings Corp. to sell the first scratch-off tickets March 30. Retailers receive 7 percent of the amount of every ticket sold.

About 20 temporary employees are entering retailer data into a database to track the applications. Each applicat... [ More ]