Education Lottery transfers $99.4 million to state – Transfer means total revenues for education now stand at $1.655 billion -

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Education Lottery transferred today $99.4 million to the State Education Lottery Fund to support the education initiatives that it serves, including teacher salaries for grades K-3, school construction projects, the More At Four preschool program for at-risk four-year-olds and college scholarships based on financial need.

The Education Lottery now has contributed $1.655 billion to education in North Carolina since the lottery was launched in March 2006. As of Sept. 30, overall sales have surpassed $5.23 billion. (Read more)

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I know it to be factual that some students receive college scholarships from the lottery because my child did. I will continue to participate in the lottery because not only will my few dollars help my child but other children as well. This is a worthwhile investment. Lottery funds are helping our children so for all the naysayers who say monies do not go towards education, I beg the differ. C. Dancy II DCN Publisher

Lottery Transfers Over $115 Million to Education Fund

RALEIGH- Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) transferred over $115 million to the State Education Lottery Fund. This transfer brings the overall tally of funds that the NCEL has generated for the education fund to over $1.25 billion. 

“All of us here at the NCEL are so pleased that we have been able to continue to generate good sales and once again transfer a substantial amount to the designated education programs,” said Tom Shaheen, NCEL executive director. “We are only able to accomplish this with the help of our hard working retail partners and the citizens who play our games.” 

The NCEL made the electronic transfer to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) this morning. 

The Lottery Act designates that 50 percent of proceeds is to be split between pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk four year olds and class size reduction in the early grades; 40 percent to school construction; and 10 percent to college scholarships. 

Since inception (March 30, 2006) through Oct. 21, 2009, the NCEL has surpassed $3.9 billion total gross sales with anticipation of surpassing $4 billion in November. Over 95 cents of every dollar is returned to North Carolina in the form of beneficiary programs, prizes and retailer commissions.

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North Carolina – Insider lottery winners

This is interesting. I was looking at a real undercover lottery operation going on in California where the store owners were charged for lottery fraud. NC and other states need to set up the same operation to see if the retailers are being honest with their customers. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

As shocking as it might sound, there is more troubling news about the lottery this week. It turns out a lot of retailers who are selling lottery tickets are winning the lottery, and not just once in a while.
Reporter Stuart Watson with Channel 36 in Charlotte reported Thursday that the owner of one store in Morganton won 13 times in just over a year. One of those times she won $150,000 and $10,000 another time. (Wilson Times)