North Carolina’s Education Lottery sets new records but faces headwinds

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 712

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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The North Carolina Education Lottery, now 20 years old, continues to set new records, but officials say future success may depend on increasing visibility, national jackpot games, and retaining lottery employees.

Year-to-date sales through the month of May were just under $6.6 billion, according to Greg Bowers, the lottery’s chief financial officer. That’s a 9.2% increase over sales for the same period last year.

“We passed a couple of pretty significant milestones in the fourth …

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