N.C. Lottery rolls out online ticket sales

Comment #10

MsNumberDreamer — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:57:00 GMT

It still works for me because sometimes I forget to get a ticket for a draw I wanted to play. This will give me the option to purchase at home. That could be bad for me because it may push me to play more often than I normally would.

Why is pick 3 and pick4 not included? Those are the games I would really want to play online.

Comment #9

Quinto — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:49:40 GMT

Thanks. I found more info as well. That's crazy to me. If I am in NC then I'd just play at a terminal!

Q: I do not live in North Carolina; can I use the Subscription Service?A: Yes, but you must be physically located in the North Carolina at the time that you make a purchase.

(Note: All purchases must be made within North Carolina borders and will be checked with GEO location technologies.

Comment #8

MsNumberDreamer — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:46:48 GMT

You have to be in NC physically.

I pulled this statement from the article:

The subscription service comes with safeguards to ensure it meets requirements that no tickets are sold to anyone who is not physically in North Carolina or to anyone who is under 18, the legal age for playing the lottery.

Comment #7

Quinto — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:39:35 GMT

Do we have to live in NC to play online

Comment #6

sully16 — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:59:34 GMT

Yep

Comment #5

Jon D — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:06:11 GMT

David Auther said store patrons and workers know him by his lucky Pick 3 number.

Hey Warren, what's my number? he asked store owner Warren Liles, who stood behind the counter.

315, Liles replied.

Hmmm...Deja Vu.

Let's hope that the clerk doesn't ever fat finger his number, and David goes chasing after the clerk with a box cutter when his number hits, and he loses:

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/267642

If he did it online and advance play, that situation wouldn't come up.... [ More ]

Comment #4

skalawa — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 21:00:50 GMT

Wish all states would do this, or have a system like in the Uk and other countries where we could buy all our games online, have winnings deposted to our bank account and anything of certain amount collected in person can be done annonymously... There are easy ways to solve the problem of retailers and also solve the fear that ppl will max out credit cards and end in debt or underage gamblers.. have some sort of one time prepaid lotto card that are only sold at the retailer, you load it up with

Comment #3

RJOh — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:25:38 GMT

The goal of the lottery is to make more money any way it can and if allowing customers to buy a bunch of tickets for one drawing is a way to do that then they will eventually change that rule. Retailers could lose a lot when there is a buying frenzy of MM and PB tickets not to mention the commission if there is a local winner.

Comment #2

rdgrnr — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:35:05 GMT

Cutting the crooked clerks out of the equation.

I like that part of it a lot.

Comment #1

mypiemaster — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:16:49 GMT

Time for more gambling addictions.

N.C. Lottery rolls out online ticket sales

Lottery Post — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:00:40 GMT

Some retailers worried

As he stood in line for lottery tickets Wednesday at C-Mini Mart #3 on Poole Road, David Auther said store patrons and workers know him by his lucky Pick 3 number.

Hey Warren, what's my number? he asked store owner Warren Liles, who stood behind the counter.

315, Liles replied.

Auther, who plays the lottery every day, said he won't be logging onto a computer to buy tickets as the N.C. Education Lottery launches an online subscription service Thursday. He enjo... [ More ]