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Former N.C. Lottery commissioner sentenced to 4 years in prisonNews Story
Former lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings was sentenced to four years in prison today on charges that he hid his financial ties to a company expected to bid for the state's lottery business. US District Court Judge James Dever the Third imposed a prison term seven months longer than the maximum sentence recommended by court officials. They suggested that Geddings receive up to almost three and a half years in prison. Dever also fined Geddings $25,000 but says he doesn't have to report t
May 7, 2007, 5:59 pm - Lottery News

Lawsuit challenges N.C. LotteryNews Story
Plaintiffs say the lottery is a tax because of the education allocation and was passed unconstitutionally An esoteric argument under way in the courts over the North Carolina lottery Is a part of each ticket a tax or is the state just making a profit? could have an effect that's easy to understand: No more lottery. The N.C. Court of Appeals will hear arguments in three weeks. The case is pushed by a nonprofit legal group that sees the lottery as a tax that didn't go through the req
Apr 29, 2007, 5:20 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Woman Still Waiting For Lottery PayoutNews Story
Gertrude Hill writes out checks to pay bills, but like most of us, she could use a little extra money to help pay. Hill thought she'd gotten extra money in March when she won the N.C. Education Lottery for $500. She went back to the Sam's Mart in the University area where she'd purchased the ticket to redeem it. (The clerk) took the ticket and he scanned and he said, 'I don't have that much money,' Hill said. The clerk told her to take the ticket to a grocery store chain that they wou
Apr 25, 2007, 5:35 am - Lottery News

Clerk wins $200,000 lottery prize by accidentNews Story
A store clerk's slip-up at the cash register has paid off big time. Wayburn Allen on Tuesday accidentally rang up two duplicate Powerball tickets for a customer in this western North Carolina town. At the end of the day, after she was unable to sell the second ticket, Allen paid for it herself. The next day, Allen returned to the store and found the ticket matched all five numbers earning her a $200,000 jackpot. When Allen went to Raleigh to claim her prize, she met the customer who p
Apr 21, 2007, 11:39 am - Lottery News

N.C. couple's winning lottery ticket purchased in S.C.News Story
Dick Sandlin along with his wife, Colleen, arrived at the South Carolina Lottery's Columbia Claims Center 13 days after learning they held the winning $15 million Powerball jackpot ticket. I called my CPA and a tax lawyer before we claimed the prize, said 79-year-old Dick, of Wilmington, NC. I'm still dreaming. I guess when I wake-up, I'll jump up and down. Traveling from their summer home in Florida, Dick and Colleen purchased lottery tickets in every state along the way. We boug
Apr 18, 2007, 3:03 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery tickets sold in vending machinesNews Story
Like chips and soda, now you can buy North Carolina scratch-off lottery tickets from vending machines. The lottery began installing 500 machines statewide last week. The vending machines sell 24 games costing $1 to $10 each. Many will go into supermarkets including Food Lion and Lowes Foods, said Alice Garland, lottery deputy executive director. Some will land in convenience stores with high ticket sales to free up clerks. Vending machines are not new to state lotteries. Maryland has us
Apr 10, 2007, 11:13 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery celebrating 1st birthdayNews Story
First year not as profitable as predicted Now a year old, the North Carolina Education Lottery is meeting its goal of keeping residents from crossing the border to buy tickets but failing to reach financial expectations initially touted by lawmakers and Gov. Mike Easley. The lottery has set aside $220 million in profits for state education programs since the first tickets were sold March 30, 2006, removing North Carolina's label as the only East Coast state without the games. Easley,
Mar 30, 2007, 9:51 am - Lottery News

N.C. Gov. calls for shift of lottery fundsNews Story
Easley wants to take from scholarships and give to pre-K program Gov. Mike Easley's spending plan for next year would shift profits from the N.C. Lottery toward a pre-kindergarten program at the expense of school construction and scholarships. Easley has asked legislators to change the law so that he can earmark more money for the More at Four program, which prepares at-risk 4-year-old children for school. Easley wants to add 10,000 spaces in the program, which currently serves more than 1
Feb 28, 2007, 9:54 am - Lottery News

$75 million Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by N.C. prison guardNews Story
For more than two months, Jackie Alston quietly celebrated her winning Powerball ticket, quitting her job at a state prison and then putting together a team of financial advisers. The 38-year-old single mom was ready to take the party public sort of on Friday when she stepped forward to claim her $74.5 million prize. Alston appeared briefly at a news conference to discuss her win and smile for the cameras before pulling away in a stretch Ford Excursion limousine. She wouldn't say wh
Feb 17, 2007, 8:49 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery Plans $1 Million RaffleNews Story
At $20, it'll be the most expensive ticket to go on sale in the short history of the state lottery. The odds are a whole lot better than Powerball, and the prize is a cool $1 million. A raffle a favorite fundraising tool of school parent groups and peewee sports teams could be coming to the North Carolina Education Lottery. It's the kind of game that appeals to people, said lottery chief Tom Shaheen. The state lottery commission will consider adding the raffle to its lineup at its me
Feb 13, 2007, 8:39 am - Lottery News