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Rising Gas Prices Not Helping Lottery Ticket SalesNews Story
People have spent more than $100 million in the past month buying lottery tickets in North Carolina. The state is pleased with the results, but officials say the take could be even bigger. So, what's holding things back? Some believe it's high gas prices. Actually, these days it seems like you have to win the lottery just to be able to afford gas. Reginald Williams drives all the time for his home improvement business. He's keeping expenses down by not buying non-necessities like lotter
May 4, 2006, 11:48 am - Lottery News

Wake County leading N.C. lottery salesNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery sold more than $100 million worth of lottery tickets in its first month of operation, and Wake County brought in more sales than any other county in the state. According to data released by lottery officials on Monday, Wake County sold more than $7.6 million worth of lottery tickets in the games' first month, topping second-place Guilford County by more than $1.87 million or about 32 percent. Durham County sold about $3 million worth of tickets in the
May 4, 2006, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Thief can't resist lure of lottery ticketsNews Story
A jackpot-seeking thief swooped into a south Raleigh convenience store early Saturday morning, grabbed a plastic dispenser filled with $1,100 worth of lottery tickets and then ran away, according to police. The guy just came into the store and talked to the clerk for a bit, said Dawda Jack, manager of the BP Amoco Station at 1969 Rock Quarry Road. Then he pulled a whole rack of tickets from the counter. He walked out -- we had it on tape and everything. Raleigh police said officers cau
May 1, 2006, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Expect N.C. lottery changes to affirm education spendingNews Story
When the North Carolina General Assembly returns for session next week, lawmakers won't have to answer the question they've been asked to speculate on for years: Will the lottery finally pass? It finally did last August. The North Carolina Education Lottery began selling its first scratch-off tickets March 30. Sales had surpassed $100 million by late Friday and should soar when the multistate Powerball gets under way at the end of May. I think they did a great job getting the lottery u
May 1, 2006, 7:20 am - Lottery News

Lotto Scam Clears One Woman's Bank AccountNews Story
Updated: April 26, 2006, 12:14 pm Scam artists are targeting Hampton Roads, Virginia. Already one woman from Chesapeake is out almost five thousand dollars because of a lottery scam. The State Police asked us to alert you about a bogus lottery sweepstakes letter that's been sent to at least three people here in Hampton Roads. It says it's from a sweepstakes in the Virgin Islands... and you of course are a big winner. The letter says you need to cash a check sent in the mail for $
Apr 26, 2006, 9:01 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery sales follow expected decline patternNews Story
North Carolina lottery fever is fading, new numbers show. The introduction last week of two new scratch-off games did not keep the state lottery from seeing sales decline from the previous week. Average daily sales of scratch-off tickets have dropped every week since the games began March 30. A breakdown of the sales: $5.6 million per day in week 1, when tickets were sold on only three days.$4.1 million per day in week 2.$3.2 million per day in week 3.$2.7 million per day in week 4, whi
Apr 25, 2006, 8:18 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery sales on targetNews Story
The lucky number is $3.3 million. That's how much the North Carolina lottery needs to generate per day to hit the target $420 million sought annually to help pay for education projects around the state, said Alice Garland, deputy director of the N.C. Education Lottery. How's it doing so far? Well, through Thursday, the first 22 days of the scratch-off games, the lottery had brought in $80 million, or about $3.6 million per day. While that comes in at about $300,000 per day more than
Apr 23, 2006, 8:56 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery will pay Scientific Games one way or the otherNews Story
Scientific Games might get a piece of North Carolina's lottery action after all. When the state joins the multi-state Powerball game May 30, the big jackpot game probably will offer a feature allowing players to pay extra for a separate drawing to have winnings (other than the jackpot) multiplied by a random number. But Scientific Games now under investigation by the state for possible violations of lobbying law owns the patent to the extra feature, known as Power Play. Lottery offi
Apr 19, 2006, 6:51 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery prohibits illegal aliens from collecting big prizesNews Story
The estimated 390,000 illegal aliens in North Carolina are welcome to spend money on the state's new lottery, but they may not be allowed to collect. Lottery officials said state law does not prohibit illegal aliens from collecting a prize, but the lottery's claim policies may effectively bar them from getting the money. N.C. lottery rules require a winner of $600 or more to claim their prize at a lottery office, showing a photo identification and proof of a Social Security number. If the
Apr 14, 2006, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner is arrested for failing to appearNews Story
Winning the lottery proved to be unlucky for a Craven County, North Carolina, man. Publicity over the $10,000 prize Henry Wooten Jr. won earlier this week netted a visit from Craven County Sheriff's deputies. But they weren't looking for a loan. They were looking to arrest him. Thomas Bersch, with the Craven County Sheriff's office, said Wooten, 20, was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court for larceny, and breaking and entering. Bersch said authorities were given in
Apr 14, 2006, 7:03 am - Lottery News