Paula Bethea named interim S.C. Lottery chief

Lottery Post — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:03:59 GMT

The S.C. lottery has hired one of the games' original commissioners to be its interim executive director, an official said Wednesday.

Paula Harper Bethea, a Bluffton civic leader and McNair Law Firm executive, is expected to take over daily operations of the $1 billion-a-year lottery later this month, said Tim Madden, lottery commission chairman.

Bethea will succeed executive director Ernie Passailaigue. He resigned July 1 to start the Arkansas lottery, which is expected to begin sales lat... [ More ]